Kulgam, Oct 16: As part of the ongoing intensified crackdown on drug trafficking in Jammu and Kashmir, Kulgam Police arrested a drug peddler and recovered contraband substances from his possession during naka checking at Khudwani Bypass in the district, officials said on Thursday.

In a press statement, a police spokesperson said that a police party from Police Station Qaimoh set up naka checking and frisking of suspicious persons and vehicles at Khudwani Bypass. During the checking, a person—Talib Hussain Sheikh, son of Khurshid Hussain Sheikh, resident of KG Raina, Wanpoh—carrying a bag and behaving suspiciously was intercepted. Upon search, 30 grams of Charas and 500 grams of ground Cannabis-like contraband substances were recovered from his possession. He was arrested on the spot.

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