Two held with 17.8 g of charas and 30 g of cannabis in Anantnag
Anantnag police arrested Aamir Ayoub Khan in Mattan with about 17.8 grams of charas and Sahil Ahmad Bhat at Pethnoo Crossing in Srigufwara with about 30 grams of cannabis on 2 November 2026. Police registered separate NDPS cases and said inquiries into both men's supply links were underway.
🇮🇳 Mattan and Srigufwara, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir · India
- Arrested
- 2
- Charged
- 2
- Cannabis
- 47.8 g
Anantnag police arrested two alleged drug peddlers in separate operations run by
its Mattan and Srigufwara stations.[1][2][3]
A Mattan police team searched Aamir Ayoub Khan, a resident of Khurd Gopalpora,
and recovered about 17.8 grams of charas from him.[1][2][3] Police registered
FIR No. 126/2026 under Sections 8/20 of the NDPS Act at Mattan station.[1][2][3]
Separately, a Srigufwara team stopped Sahil Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Hanji
Danter, during naka checking at Pethnoo Crossing and recovered about 30 grams
of cannabis from him.[1][2][3] Police registered FIR No. 111/2026 under
Sections 8/20 of the NDPS Act at Srigufwara station.[1][2][3] Police said
investigation in both cases was underway to trace the sources of the drugs and
the accused men’s forward and backward links.[1][2][3]
Sources
- Anantnag Police arrest two drug peddlers in separate NDPS operations, cannabis seized. Hawks Eye Xpress, 2 November 2026.
- Anantnag Police Arrests Two Drug Peddlers in Separate NDPS Cases. The Kashmir Horizon, 2 November 2026.
- Two Arrested in Anantnag Drug Crackdown; Charas, Cannabis Recovered. Asian News Services, 2 November 2026.
Open questions the AI reported
- The reports carry 2 November 2026 datelines and publication dates but give no separate day for the two operations.
- The sources name no lawyer, court date or custody outcome for either man.
- The sources' lead images could not be confirmed as photographs of these seizures, so no media entry was added.