Four persons were arrested and over six kg of charas-like substance seized from their possession in two separate cases in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district, police said on Saturday.Acting as part of its drive against drug abuse and narcotics trafficking, police apprehended two persons during naka checking at Garoora Crossing and recovered the contraband, a police spokesperson said.
The accused were identified as Rafaqat Ali Gojar, a resident of Halwadi, Aragam, and Zakir Hussain Qureshi, a resident of Chapran, Aragam, in the north Kashmir district.
In another incident, police arrested two persons during naka checking at Kangri Chowk and recovered approximately 4.5 kg of charas-like substance from their possession, the spokesperson said.
They were identified as Irfan Ahmad Chopan, a resident of Bagh, Bandipora, and Imran Ahmad Sheikh, a resident of Sheikh Mohalla, Bandipora. Police have registered two separate cases and initiated investigations to ascertain further links and establish the source and intended destination of the recovered contraband, the spokesperson added.