Anantnag Police arrest five drug peddlers and seize 5.9 kg of narcotics

Anantnag Police in Jammu and Kashmir have arrested five individuals and recovered 5.9 kg of narcotic substances during a series of intensified anti-narcotics operations across the district.

In a major seizure at Hatigam Crossing, police from the Srigufwara station apprehended Shahnawaz Ahmad Ganie, recovering 5.78 kg of charas powder. Other operations conducted by the Kokernag and Dooru police stations resulted in the arrest of three additional suspects and the recovery of various quantities of charas-like substances, totaling approximately 148 grams in those specific instances.

Cases have been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at the respective police stations.