SRINAGAR: Police in Srinagar have arrested two drug peddlers and seized contraband substances and cash from their possession.
A checkpoint established by Srinagar Police on the National Highway, opposite the Tehsil Office in Central Shalteng, led to the interception of a truck bearing registration number JK18-2323. Two individuals were found aboard the vehicle, identified as Tajamul Rafiq (son of Mohd Rafiq, resident of Kandi Tangdhar) and Manzoor Ahmad Khan (son of Jalal ud Din Khan, resident of Hayhama Kupwara, currently residing in Palpora Noorbagh, Srinagar), police said in a statement.
During a search of the vehicle, police recovered 14 grams of Brown Sugar and Rs 34,000 in cash, believed to be proceeds from narcotics. Both individuals were arrested, and the truck used in the commission of the crime was seized. A case has been registered under FIR No. 72/2024, and an investigation is underway, police said.