Notorious drug peddler arrested, 1.6 kg heroin seized in Srinagar: Police

Srinagar, Jan 18: Continuing its relentless efforts to dismantle illegal drug trafficking ecosystem in Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar Police, in a major breakthrough, have arrested a notorious drug peddler and recovered around 1.6 kg heroin from his possession near the Sewage Treatment Plant in the Munawar area of Srinagar, officials said on Sunday.

A police spokesperson said in a press statement that "a police team from Police Station Khanyar apprehended a suspicious individual during routine checking at Munwarabad near the Sewage Treatment Plant. Upon conducting a search, two packets of heroin weighing approximately 1.6 kilograms were recovered from his bag."

During the course of investigation, the statement reads, the accused disclosed his identity as Fayaz Ahmad Dar, son of Ghulam Hussain Dar, resident of Ichgam, Budgam.

Accordingly, FIR No. 04/2026 under Sections 8/21 of the NDPS Act has been registered at Police Station Khanyar. The accused has been arrested, and further investigation is in progress to ascertain the source and network involved in the trafficking of narcotics, it further reads.

Srinagar Police reiterated its firm resolve to take stringent action against drug traffickers and appeals to the general public to cooperate by sharing any information related to drug abuse or illegal narcotics trade, so that this social menace can be effectively curbed.