Jammu and Kashmir Police said to have arrested three drug peddlers including a woman in Baramulla and recovered contraband substances from their possession.
A police spokesman said that a police party of Police Station Sheeri headed by SHO PS Sheeri under the supervision of DySP Hqrs Baramulla at a checkpoint established at Kitchama near the Service Station intercepted two persons & one lady who were coming towards Kitchama on a scooty bearing registration number JK05-0116.
He said during their search, 776 grams of contraband Heroin substance was recovered from their possession, they were later identified as Riyaz Ahmad Ganie son of Gh Hassan, Shokeen Ahmad Ganie son of Ab Jabar Ganie, both residents of Batangi Boniyar & Saleema Begum wife of Mohd Ashraf Najar resident of Mother Sheeri. They have been arrested and shifted to PS Sheeri, where they remain in custody.
Accordingly, case under relevant sections of law have been registered at police Station Sheeri and investigations have been initiated, he said.