Srinagar, Sep 30: Continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Anantnag Police achieved a major success by arresting a drug peddler and recovering a huge consignment of narcotic substance in Bijbehara area.

An official said that Police Station Bijbehara received credible information from reliable sources regarding the illegal possession of narcotic substances by one individual, namely Riyaz Ahmad Mir, son of Abdul Khaliq Mir, resident of Katriteng, Bijbehara. It was learnt that the accused had concealed a large quantity of contraband substance in his residential house with the intention of selling it to local youth, thereby promoting drug abuse in the area.

He said that acting swiftly on this information, a case FIR No. 182/2025 under Sections 8/20 of the ND

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