Srinagar

In a major crackdown on drug trafficking networks, Jammu and Kashmir Police have attached immovable properties valued at nearly Rs 2 crore that were allegedly acquired through proceeds from illegal narcotics trade.

According to a police spokesperson, the action was taken under the ongoing Nasha Mukt Jammu & Kashmir Abhiyan, targeting individuals allegedly involved in drug-related activities.

In the first case, police in Bemina attached assets worth around Rs 1.5 crore belonging to alleged drug peddler Mudasir Ahmad Pir alias Sahil alias Doge, a resident of Firdous Colony, Bemina. The attached assets include a double-storey residential house and approximately four marlas of land.

The attachment was carried out under Section 68F(1) of the NDPS Act after approval from the competent authority under the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act (SAFEMA), functioning under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance.

Investigators found that the property had allegedly been purchased using money generated from illicit narcotics trafficking.

In a separate operation, Srinagar Police attached a residential house and land valued at nearly Rs 50 lakh belonging to alleged drug peddler Shafiq Ahmad Khawaja, a resident of Dildar Karnah in Kupwara district.

The property was attached under Section 68F of the NDPS Act in connection with FIR No. 10/2024 registered at M.R. Gunj Police Station under relevant provisions of the NDPS Act.

Police said all legal procedures were followed before carrying out the attachments and that investigations established the properties were allegedly created through funds derived from drug trafficking.

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Officials described the action as part of sustained efforts to dismantle the financial infrastructure of narcotics networks and curb the menace of drug abuse in the Union Territory.