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. Police said that the detained individuals were repeatedly involved in narcotics-related activities and had figured in multiple NDPS cases. "Based on their criminal history and continued involvement in drug trafficking, detailed dossiers were prepared by Sopore police and submitted to competent authority, which issued detention orders under PIT-NDPS Act," the spokesman said.htc...