Srinagar: Police on Sunday said that four Drug peddlers were booked under Public Safety Act (PSA) after obtaining formal detention order from the concerned authority in Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district.
A day ago, five more persons accused of drug peddling were booked under PSA and shifted to Kor Balwal Jail, Jammu.
A senior police officer said that four Drug peddlers were booked under PSA and identified as Muzaffar Ahmad Misgar @ Muz Thatru son of Abdul Rashid Misgar resident of Mominabad, Khunmoh, Imran Ahmad Shangloo @ Budshoog son of Fayaz Ahmad Shangool resident of Shah Colony JVC Bemina, Tawseef Ahmad Sheikh son of Abdul Gani Sheikh resident of Mallapora Habba Kadal and Umer Imtiyaz Tara son of Imtiyaz Ahmad Tara resident of Nawabazar Srinagar.
"Four(4) more drug peddlers booked under PSA in Srinagar district. Many more are under process to be booked in PSA & PIT-NDPS. This year 34 drug peddlers/narcotic smugglers have been booked under PSA so far. Some peddlers are undergoing detention under PIT-NDPS also, Srinagar Police said in a series of Tweets. the
"In addition to the application of detective laws like PSA & PIT-NDPS, substantive laws were also used wherein 132 FIRs were registered, and 222 drug peddlers/Narco smugglers were arrested in NDPS act in the year 2022. Narcotic helpline 9596770550 is fully functional & Citizens of Srinagar are reporting," police added.
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