SRINAGAR, Aug. 22 -- A drug peddler was arrested on Thursday and a huge quantity of narcotic substance was recovered in Anantnag district, police said.
Acting on specific and credible intelligence regarding the storage of narcotics, a team from Srigufwara police station conducted a meticulously planned raid at the residential house of Ajaz Ahmad in Nowshara, Srigufwara area of the south Kashmir district, a police spokesman said.
During the thorough search of the premises, the police team recovered and seized a consignment of 98 kg of poppy straw worth about Rs 1 crore in international market, he said.
The spokesman said two mixer grinders, suspected to be used for processing the narcotic material, were also recovered from the spot.
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