Srinagar, Nov 24(KNS): Police have arrested two drug peddlers and recovered contraband substances and cash from their possession.

"At a checkpoint established on NHW opposite Tehsil Office Central Shalteng by Srinagar Police, a truck bearing registration number JK18-2323 was intercepted with two persons on board. They have been identified as Tajamul Rafiq son of Mohd Rafiq resident of Kandi Tangdhar and Manzoor Ahmad Khan son of Jalal ud din Khan resident of Hayhama Kupwara A/P Palpora Noorbagh, Srinagar," the police said.
"During search, 14 grams of Brown Sugar and cash amount of ?Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel34,000 (believed to be proceeds of narcotics) have been recovered from their possession. They have been arrested and the vechicle used in the commission of crime has also been seized," it said.

"Accordingly, a case vide FIR No.72/2024 has been registered and investigation initiated," the police added.

"Our consistent actions against drug peddlers should reassure the community members that we are making efforts to keep our society free from the scourge of drug menace," it said.(KNS).