SRINAGAR : Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested five alleged drug peddlers in separate operations across Anantnag district on Friday and recovered charas, charas powder and heroin from their possession.Police said the arrests were made during multiple operations conducted by different police teams as part of an ongoing crackdown against drug trafficking in the district.During a naka checking operation, a team from Srigufwara Police Station apprehended Shabir Ahmad Deedad, son of Gh. Qadir Deedad, a resident of Lehandajan, Pahalgam. During his search, police recovered 1.570 kilograms of charas powder. An FIR (No. 109/2026) under Sections 8/20 of the NDPS Act has been registered.In another operation, Mattan Police arrested two persons identified as Imtiyaz Ahmad Bhat, son of Mohd. Shafi Bhat, and Sabgatullah Ganie, son of Khursheed Ahmad Ganie, both residents of Ganipora, Mattan. Police recovered 30.4 grams of brown sugar from their possession. A case (FIR No. 125/2026) has been registered.Meanwhile, a police team conducting naka checking at Malakhnag apprehended Fardin Ahmad Khan alias Sameer Khan, son of Bashir Ahmad Khan, a resident of Qazi Mohalla, Anantnag. Thirteen grams of heroin was recovered during his search.In a separate operation, personnel from Police Post Sangam arrested Owais Hassan Allaie, son of Gh. Hassan Allaie, a resident of Niana, GB Khalil, after recovering seven grams of charas from his possession.Police said cases have been registered in the respective police stations and further investigations are underway.Reiterating its commitment to combating drug trafficking, police said operations against the illegal drug trade would continue across Anantnag district.
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