Drug peddler arrested with 3 kg marijuana

An alleged drug peddler was arrested along with three kilograms of marijuana in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.
Muneer Ahmad Butt, a resident of Trenkal Kahara in Gandoh area, was arrested after a brief chase when he tried to escape a mobile police check post in the Jawalapur-Bounjwah area, a police spokesman said.
He was booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, he said.
The spokesman said said preliminary investigation revealed that he was transporting the narcotic substance, which he had purchased for Rs 1 lakh, for distribution among youth.
"The police is investigating the origin of the contraband and as such many persons involved in this illicit trade are likely to be arrested in the coming days," he said.

He appealed to the youth to stay away from the drug peddlers and help police in tracking them.