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6 kg charas seized in J&K's Shopian

By IANS | Updated: May 8, 2024 20:55 IST

Srinagar, May 8 Police recovered 6 kgs of charas (marijuana) and Rs 7 lakh cash during a raid ...

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Srinagar, May 8 Police recovered 6 kgs of charas (marijuana) and Rs 7 lakh cash during a raid in J&K's Shopian district on Wednesday.

Police said that the house of a drug peddler named Farooq Ahmad Koka in Melhura Wachi village of Shopian was raided and the money and charas-like powder were recovered in the presence of an executive magistrate.

"An FIR has been registered in the police station concerned after the recovery and further investigation started," police said.

J&K Police has been vigorously acting against the spread of drugs in order to save the youth from the damage caused by their use.

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