Police in Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, arrested eight people in separate operations across the district in a single day, a police spokesman said on 29 October 2026.[1] Police recovered charas, a cannabis resin, and heroin, and registered eight cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.[2] Police said investigations in all the cases were continuing.[3]
At Pehru Crossing, a team from the Sherbagh police post stopped Abid Ahmad Mir of Chak Hangulgund, Kokernag, and seized about 118 grams of charas.[3] Kokernag police arrested Mohammad Arif Naikoo of Gadool on the link road between Bidder and Irkumoo with about 12 grams of charas, in a case registered as FIR No. 180/2026.[3] Near Kirkadal in Bijbehara, Tajdar Amin Khan of Sitari Mohalla was arrested with about 20.6 grams of heroin, the only heroin seizure of the day, under FIR No. 329/2026.[3] Anantnag police station officers arrested Amir Hussain Sheikh of Donipawa and Bilal Ahmad Dar of Halpora, Kokernag, with about 8 grams and 17 grams of charas respectively.[3]
At Sangam, a police post team arrested Mehboob Hussain Shah of Surankote, Poonch, with about 19 grams of charas.[3] At Link Road Shehlipora, opposite NH-244 and a stone quarry in Achabal, police arrested Moomin Nazir Wagay of Kanganhal with about 19 grams of charas including packing material, in FIR No. 117/2026.[3] A Khanabal police post team arrested Rahil Mushtaq Bhat of Aung Matipora, Anantnag, at Harnag with about 150 grams, the largest seizure of the day, in FIR No. 401/2026.[3]
Police said they would keep up action against trafficking and appealed to the public to help work towards a drug-free society.[1]
