B’la: Municipal Ward member held with drugs

Baramulla, March 13: Police on Monday arrested a municipal ward member and recovered drugs from him in this north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
Barkat Ali Mia was found in possession of 200 tablets of Spasmo Proxyvon and 10 bottles of Codeine Phosphate at Railway Crossing Pattan, a police official said.
He said the arrest was made under the supervision of Altaf Ahmad, In-charge SDPO Pattan who was assisted by Inspector Sarjan Ahmad, SHO Police Station Pattan.
Upon personal search, the police discovered drugs in Barkat Ali Mia’s possession and took him into custody. A case has been registered under the NDPS Act at the Pattan Police Station and investigations are underway, the official said.
The people of the area hailed the efforts of Baramulla Police in combating drug abuse and pledged their support to help eradicate the menace from society.