Over 1 Kg brown sugar seized in Baramulla, one arrested

Baramulla : Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday apprehended a drug peddler and seized a significant quantity of contraband substance in Boniyar area of Baramulla district.

During the intervening night of 07/08 April 2025, a police party deployed at Bernate Bala, Boniyar intercepted a suspicious individual identified as Manzoor Ahmad Mir son of Late Hafiz-Ullah Mir resident of Bernate, Boniyar.

During search, officers recovered 1.216 Kg of contraband substance, believed to be Brown Sugar and digital weighing machine. Subsequently, he was arrested.

Accordingly, a case vide FIR No. 25/2025 under relevant sections of law has been registered at Police Station Boniyar and investigation has been initiated to identify and apprehend other individuals involved in the illegal narcotics network and to trace the source of the contraband. — (KIMS)