The success was achieved when a police party intercepted a drug peddler during patrolling at Doodh Mohalla locality of Nishat, 11 kms from here, a police spokesman said.
"During routine patrolling, a police party noticed a person who was moving suspiciously and tried to escape leaving behind a box. The person was chased and was arrested," he said, adding, he was identified as Ghulam Jeelani Shah.
The box was seized and a large number of codine phosphate bottles and strips of spasmo-proxyvon were recovered from it, the spokesman said, adding, his questioning revealed that he was working as a drug peddler and identified some more persons involved in selling illegal drugs to the youth.
He said a case under NDPS Act was registered and further investigations are on.