Srinagar, Aug. 3 -- Police have detained a "notorious and habitual" drug peddler - Farooq Ahmad Dar alias Jungli, son of Mohammad Sultan Dar of Lachipora Zachaldara - under the provisions of the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT NDPS) Act, 1988.

A police spokesperson informed that the detention order was formally issued by the Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, following a detailed dossier submitted by Handwara Police, which documented the individual's continued involvement in the illicit drug trade.

The accused has been found to be a "repeat offender" and has been named in multiple FIRs related to narcotics.

"This preventive detention was necessitated due to the grave threat posed by the i...