{"id":1698,"date":"2026-01-17T10:51:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T10:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bharatvoicenews.com\/2026\/01\/17\/police-seize-4-kg-charas-three-drug-peddlers-arrested-in-budgam\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T10:51:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T10:51:41","slug":"police-seize-4-kg-charas-three-drug-peddlers-arrested-in-budgam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bharatvoicenews.com\/?p=1698","title":{"rendered":"Police Seize 4 Kg Charas, Three Drug Peddlers Arrested in Budgam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;Police in Jammu and Kashmir\u2019s Budgam district on Saturday recovered around <strong>four kilograms of charas<\/strong> in two separate operations and arrested <strong>three drug peddlers<\/strong>, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Budgam Police said the arrests were made during operations conducted in the <strong>Magam and Hardpanzoo<\/strong> areas of the district, leading to the recovery of a substantial quantity of contraband substances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the first operation, a police team from Police Station Magam apprehended a suspect during routine patrolling at Batpora Crossing. The individual was moving under suspicious circumstances, carrying a nylon bag, and attempted to flee after noticing the police party. He was tactfully apprehended, and during the search, around <strong>2 kg and 100 grams of charas-like substance<\/strong> were recovered from his possession,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>The accused has been identified as <strong>Rouf Ahmed Hajam<\/strong>, son of Mohammad Ramzan Hajam, a resident of Batpora, Kanihama.<\/p>\n<p>Accordingly, <strong>FIR No. 05 of 2026<\/strong> under relevant sections of the <strong>NDPS Act<\/strong> has been registered at Police Station Magam, and further investigation is underway.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate operation, a police team from <strong>Police Post Hardpanzoo<\/strong> established a checkpoint at <strong>Bonizanigam village<\/strong>. During checking, two individuals carrying a nylon bag were noticed behaving suspiciously and attempted to flee. Both were apprehended on the spot.<\/p>\n<p>They were identified as <strong>Irfan Ahmad Mir<\/strong>, son of Mohammad Yousuf Mir, and <strong>Owais Ahmad Bhat<\/strong>, son of Ghulam Mohammad Bhat, both residents of Hardulatina village.<\/p>\n<p>Upon searching them, police recovered around <strong>2 kg and 185 grams of charas-like substance<\/strong> from their possession.<\/p>\n<p>Consequently, a case under relevant sections of the <strong>NDPS Act<\/strong> has been registered at <strong>Police Station Beerwah<\/strong>, and further investigation has been initiated, the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Police said efforts are continuing to curb drug trafficking and dismantle the narcotics network in the district.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;Police in Jammu and Kashmir\u2019s Budgam district on Saturday recovered around four kilograms of charas in two separate operations and arrested three drug peddlers, officials said. 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