One held with over 1,800 narcotic capsules in J&K

A suspected drug peddler was arrested today with over 1,800 narcotic capsules in his possession in Panama chowk area here, police said.
"A special checkpoint was put up at Panama chowk and a scooter-borne youth was signalled to stop, but after seeing the police he tried to flee from the spot. He was apprehended at a shortly after," SSP Jammu Sunil Gupta said.
Over 1,800 capsules of a sedative were recovered from his possession, he said.
Ajay Dogra has been supplying drugs to local youth for quite some time, police said.
"A case under various sections of the RPC and the NDPS Act has been registered against the accused at Police Station Gandhi Nagar", the SSP said.