Kupwara: A Special Police Officer (SPO) has been arrested with contraband in main town Kupwara, officials said on Monday.
The accused identified as one Akhtar Hussain Mir of Izz Gund Khumriyal was arrested after police intercepted a vehicle on receipt of a specific input. During searches of the vehicle bearing registration number JK-09B 6928, two corn sticks of cannabis besides a cutter were recovered, they said.
The accused was instantly arrested by Police Post Bazaar for further questioning, they said.
Contraband was recovered from the accused, a local news agency, GNS quoted a senior police official as having said.
“The recovery was made last evening”, the official said adding “After preliminary investigations, the accused has been indicted and disengaged from services.”