Continuing its crackdown against drug menace under Operation Sanjeevani, District Police Jammu arrested two drug peddlers and recovered heroin from their possession. As per the details, a police party of Anti Drugs Task Force and Police Post Hari Market (led by I/C Police Post, SI Rahul Dogra) while on Naka checking at Vivekanand Chowk, stopped a Creta vehicle without registration number for checking. The two persons in the vehicle were identified as Arshad Ali, son of Mohd Akram Alai, resident of Astan Mohalla, Shopian and Fayaz Ahmed, son of Abdul Salam Dar, resident of Subhanpura, Bijbehara. On search, 260 gm of heroin like substance and Rs. 12,00,560 cash were recovered from their possession. The duo was arrested and a case vide FIR No. 38/2019 under Sections 8, 21, 22 and 29 of the NDPS Act was registered against them at Police Station City and investigation is entrusted to SDPO City North, DySP Jaswant Singh.
