Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested a psychotropic drug dealer and recovered 50 bottles of codeine phosphate from his possession.
“Acting on specific information, a police team under the supervision of SDPO Pattan and SHO Pattan laid a Naka (checkpoint) on NHW at Zangam,” said a spokesman, in a statement.
He said a motorcyclist, identified as Manzoor Ahmad Khwaja of Nowlari Pattan was stopped by the police party at the naka.