Three drug peddlers arrested in Kashmir's Pulwama

Srinagar, Jun 4 (PTI) Three drug peddlers were arrested in Pulwama district, and a contraband substance was recovered from their possession under the Nasha Mukt Jammu & Kashmir Abhiyaan, police said on Thursday. A police spokesperson said a police party from Police Post Newa intercepted a vehicle with three persons on board during naka checking at Singu Narbal; the vehicle was coming from Kakapora towards Newa. During the search, the spokesperson said, 8.5 grams of a heroin-like substance was recovered from their possession. The accused -- Zulfikar Shafi Malik and Haris Nazir Malik, both residents of Dalipora, Pulwama, and Aarif Bashir Dar, resident of Kangan, Pulwama -- were arrested, and the vehicle used in the crime was also seized, the spokesperson said. A case has been registered under relevant sections of law at Police Station Pulwama, and further investigation is underway, he said. PTI SSB ASD ASD