Srinagar, June 25 -- Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday detained five notorious drug peddlers under the provision of the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act. The arrested persons were shifted to Kotbalwal Jammu and district jail Baderwah.

The action comes in line with the ongoing Nasha Mukt Jammu Kashmir Abhiyaan launched by lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on April 11.

The arrested have been identified as Adil Ahmad Buda of Sher Colony, Sopore; Mohammad Ramzan Gojri of Hygam and Suhail Ahmad Zargar of Behrampora, Rafiabad; Majid Ashraf Khan of Peth Seer, Sopore; and Nasir Yousuf Shah, alias, Bada of Neharpora, said police.

Police said that the detained individuals were repeatedl...