DODA:- As a special drive against the drug menace of drug peddling, today on 27.11.2017, on a specific information, police party of P/S Doda led by SI Firdous Ahmed I/C PP District Hospital Doda under the supervision of Dy SP Hqrs Doda Shri Iftkhar Ahmed raided on the furniture Shop of Najeeb @Raju at Eidgah Road Doda city and arrested two persons namely Najeeb@ Raju S/O Nazir Ahmed Shapoo R/O Doda City ( Noted drug peddler) and Bashir Ahmed S/o Gh. Mohd R/o Shouran Dhar Teh. Doda. During checking and frisking recovered 01 Kg. 500 grams of Poppy Straw ( Bhukki) from their possession. In this connection a case FIR No.249/2017 U/S 8/15 NDPS Act. registered at P/S Doda and investigation has been taken up. It is pertinent to mention that Doda Police under the command of SSP Doda Sh. Mohammad Shabir launched a special drive against the menace of Drug abuse in District Doda and in this regard 14 FIRs have been registered since last 08 months in which 19 accused have been arrested and large quantity of Drug/ Poppy Straw / Charas Physicotropic substances recovered. Moreover, District Police Doda also launched a general awareness programme against the menace drug abuse in District Doda by way of organizing lectures, debate etc in the Schools, Collages of District Doda. Recently Doda Police also launched a special awareness campaign for general public especially Youth through social media like Facebook and WhatsApp etc against the drug abuse. People of Doda appreciated the role of Doda police in curbing the menace of drug abuse as well as illicit liquor in Doda District.