Jammu Tawi, March 3 -- Police have arrested two drug peddlers and recovered charas from their possession in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district.

Police said in continuation of its drive to eradicate the menace of drugs from society, District Police Shopian arrested two drug peddlers during checking at Nagesharan crossing.

They said a motorcycle, which was coming from Harmain towards Shopian, was stopped for checking, and upon thorough search, a contraband substance like charas powder was recovered from the first-aid toolkit of the motorcycle.

The pillion riders were identified as Mohammad Lateef Malik, a resident of Bongam, Shopian, and Tauseef Mushtaq of New Colony, Largam.

A case, FIR No. 34/2025 under relevant sections of the NDPS...