India News | Drug Peddler Arrested in J-K's Baramulla

Srinagar, Feb 25 (PTI) A drug peddler was arrested with 850 grams of "brown sugar-like substance" and cash worth over Rs 14 lakh in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Saturday.

The accused, Maqsood Ahmad Bhatti, a resident of Madiyan in Kamalkote area of Uri, was arrested on Friday night, they said.

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Based on specific information regarding the presence of narcotics at Bhatti's house, a police party raided his residence on Friday night, a police spokesperson said.

During the search of the house, cash amounting to Rs 14,76,850 and 850 grams of "brown sugar-like substance" was recovered. Bhatti was immediately taken into custody, he said.

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During preliminary investigation, it was found that as part of a conspiracy, Pakistan-based handlers are pushing drugs inside Jammu and Kashmir through such smugglers to spread drug addiction amongst the youth of the union territory, the spokesperson said.

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