1 arrested with charas in J-K's Bandipora

Police Thursday arrested a man following recovery of 300 grams of charas from him in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir. "One person was arrested at a checkpoint at Papchan following an action targeting those involved in drug peddling in north Kashmir's Bandipora district," a police spokesman said.

He said 300 grams of charas, packed in maize peals, and a sports utility vehicle in which the accused was travelling were seized. The arrested person has been identified as Majid Rashid Sheikh, a resident of Sheikh Mohalla in Bandipora.

A case has been registered and police is investigating the matter, the spokesman added.