Three suspected drug peddlers were arrested with 15 kilograms of cannabis in Pulwama district of Kashhmir valley today, police said.
Reyaz Ahmad Sheikh, Abdul Ahad Tantray and Mehraj-u-din Lone were arrested during separate raids in Awantipora area, 32 kms from here, a police spokesman said.
He said while 12.5 kg cannabis was recovered from the houses of Sheikh and Tantray at Bargam and Harpora villages, 2.5 kg of cannabis was seized from the poultry farm of Lone at Bonpora village.
All the three were booked under NDPS Act and are being questioned, the spokesman said, adding more arrests and seizures are expected based on their revelations.
This is the fourth major recovery by police in Awantipora and adjoining areas over a fortnight.
Over two dozen peddlers have been arrested since the begining of this month in south Kashmir districts of Pulwama and Anantnag.
