Man arrested in Tral with 1.070 kg of cannabis
Police in Awantipora arrested Owais Ahmed Khan during a roadside checkpoint operation near Fiza Point in Tral, seizing 1.070 kg of ground cannabis and about 30 grams of a cannabis-like substance. They also seized an auto load carrier and registered FIR No. 126/2026 under the NDPS Act; the investigation was ongoing.
🇮🇳 Tral-Awantipora road near Fiza Point, Tral · India
- Arrested
- 1
- Cannabis
- 1.07 kg
Awantipora police arrested one alleged drug peddler in Tral during a naka
checking operation, a roadside checkpoint check, and said they recovered more
than one kilogram of cannabis from him.[1] Police identified the accused as
Owais Ahmed Khan, a resident of Yanganwani Aripal.[1][2] A team from Police
Station Tral, headed by station house officer Inspector Tajamul Islam,
apprehended him during checks on the Tral-Awantipora road near Fiza Point.[1]
Police said their search of Khan recovered two separately stated quantities:
approximately 30 grams of a cannabis-like substance and 1.070 kilograms of
ground cannabis.[1] Police described the 1.070-kilogram quantity as ground
cannabis and the smaller 30-gram amount as a cannabis-like substance.[1]
Officers also seized an auto load carrier bearing registration number
JK13K-7629, which they alleged had been used in the offence.[1]
Police registered case FIR No. 126/2026 under relevant provisions of the NDPS
Act at Police Station Tral.[1] Police said further investigation was underway.[1]
Sources
- Drug Peddler Arrested In Tral, Over 1 Kg Of Cannabis Recovered, Vehicle Seized. Kashmir Independent Media Service, 31 October 2026.
- Police arrest 9 drug peddlers. Daily Excelsior, 1 November 2026.
Open questions the AI reported
- The account gives no separate arrest date; 31 October 2026 is the page's publication date, and “on Saturday” refers to when officials spoke.
- The identity of the approximately 30 grams described as a cannabis-like substance is unconfirmed; the figure records only the 1.070 kg explicitly identified as cannabis.
- Only one event-specific account could be opened; an independent second report was not located.
- No court hearing or outcome after the FIR is reported.
