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The Jammu and Kashmir police arrested a man with 748 grams of brown sugar worth Rs 1.5 crore in the Shopian district on Friday.
The accused was identified as Showkat Ahmad Naikoo, a resident of Shopian district. According to an official press release from JK police, "The Shopian police on Friday apprehended a drug peddler identified as Showkat Ahmad Naikoo, who was travelling in his private vehicle bearing registration No HP52D 5551." "A contraband substance covered in a polythene bag, discovered as brown sugar weighing about 748 gms (worth 1.5 crore rupees) was recovered from his possession during the search," said police. In this regard, a case with FIR No 11/2024 under section 8/21 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 was registered at the Shopian Police Station. An investigation is underway on the matter, further details into the matter are awaited. (ANI)
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