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Two drug peddlers arrested in Srinagar

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Press Trust of India Srinagar
Two alleged drug peddlers were today arrested for possessing charas and heroin, and a large amount of currency notes were seized during an operation here, police said today.

Shabir Bangroo and Rafiq Sheikh were apprehended by a police party headed by Sub-Divisional Police Officer Mir Aijaz from Khanyar area of interior city, a police spokesman said.

He said 500 grams of charas, 50 grams of heroin, 32 mobile sets and Rs 3.20 lakh were recovered from the possession of the two youths at the time of their arrest.

A case under various sections of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act was registered against the peddlers, the spokesman said.

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First Published: Feb 26 2016 | 9:07 PM IST

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