AWANTIPORA, Nov. 12 -- In its continued efforts to eradicate the drug menace and take stringent action against drug Peddlers, Awantipora Police has booked a habitual drug peddler from the Lethpora area under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act and lodged him in District Jail Baderwah.

The individual has been identified as *Mehraj-ud-Din Ganie, S/o Gh. Mohd. Ganie, R/o Kranchoo Pampore, presently residing at New Colony, Lethpora, Awantipora.* His detention was ordered by the Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, following the submission of a detailed dossier by Awantipora Police.

Pertinently, multiple cases under the NDPS Act have been registered against the said individual for his all...