Srinagar, April 8 -- In a major crackdown on drug peddling, police in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district seized 1.216 kg of brown sugar and arrested an alleged drug peddler during routine patrolling.
Police said the drugs were recovered during routine patrolling and naka checking in the Boniyar area of the district.
Police said during the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, a police party deployed at Bernate Bala, Boniyar intercepted a suspicious individual attempting to flee from the spot.
"The person was tactfully apprehended and upon preliminary questioning, disclosed his identity as Manzoor Ahmad Mir, of Bernate, Boniyar. Upon his search, the police recovered 1 kg and 216 grams of contraband substance, believed to be Brown ...