Four Notorious drug peddlers booked under PSA in Sopore

Sopore, Aug 25 (KF): Acting tough against drug abuse and to eradicate drug menace from the society, Police in North Kashmir’s Sopore town booked four Notorious drug peddlers booked under PSA.

A police official told (KNA), that four notorious drug peddlers have been booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA) and have been lodged at Kot-Balwal Jail in Jammu.

He said, that the accused were promoting drug abuse trade by supplying drugs to local youth in and around the Sopore town and were involved in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance (NDPS) cases.

The official identified the detainee as Aadil Sultan Malla son of Muhammad Sultan Malla, a resident of Sheikh Sahib Chinkipora Sopore, Aadil Ashraf Khan son of Muhammad Ashraf Khan of Pethseer Sopore, Suhail Ahmad Ganie son of Abdul Khaliq Ganie of Model Town Sopore and Bilal Ahmad Ganie son of Ghulam Ahmad Ganie, a resident of Hathishah Sopore.

“In addition to the four PSA detainees more than half a dozen accused persons were booked under the Public Safety Act and a total number of 50 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance (NDPS) cases have been registered since January this year”, the official added.

The officer appealed to the general public to support the Police in order to make Sopore a ‘drug free’ place. (KNA)