India, March 24 -- In an ongoing crackdown on drug trafficking in the area, Pulwama Police arrested a suspected drug peddler on Tuesday, seizing a significant quantity of illicit narcotics near the local Women's Degree College.

The apprehension took place during a routine security checkpoint (Naka) operation along Tengpona Road. According to official reports, a team from the Pulwama Police Station intercepted a man who was acting suspiciously while carrying a nylon bag.

Upon conducting a search of the suspect's belongings, officers recovered approximately 771 grams of a contraband substance resembling Charas Chora or Ganja hidden inside the bag. Authorities have identified the accused as Mohd Arif Malik, son of Reyaz Ahmad Malik, a resi...