SRINAGAR : Continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Police destroyed wild bhang in Awantipora and Bandipora. In sub-division Awantipora, a joint team comprising of Police Station Awantipora alongwith officials of Revenue Department, irrigation & flood control department and MC Awantipora headed by SDPO Awantipora Shri Mumtaz Ali Bhatti -JKPS along with Tehsildar Awantipora carried a special drive and destroyed wild bhang at Larkipora in the jurisdiction of Police Station Awantipora. During the drive huge quantity of wild bhang spread over 300 Kanals of land was destroyed.
Similarly, in sub–Division Tral a joint team comprising of Police Station Tral alongwith officials of Revenue Department and MC Tral headed by SHO PS Tral launched a special drive at Kunjbal and Gamraj in the jurisdiction of Police Station Tral. During the drive huge quantity of wild weed bhang spread over 11 kanals of land was destroyed. Meanwhile in Bandipora, a Police party of PP Nowgam led by Incharge Police Post Nowgam in collaboration with Excise Dept. carried out a Cannabis destruction drive in Nowgam Sumbal and destroyed Cannabis cultivation in different villages of Nowgam.
General public of these areas have widely appreciated the action taken by the Police and assured their full cooperation in future to eradicate the drug menace from the society. Community members are requested to come forward with any information regarding cultivation of contrabands in their neighbourhood. Persons found indulging in drug peddling & cultivation of contraband substances shall be dealt as per law.