Property of a drug peddler attached in Kulgam: Police

Srinagar: Police on Tuesday said that it has attached property (under construction house) on 10 Marla of land bearing survey No. 622 belonging to a drug peddler namely Barkatullah Mir S/o Mohd Abdullah Mir R/o Buchroo, Kulgam under section 68-F (2) of NDPS Act 1985.
In a statement issued from Zonal Police Headquarters Srinagar Police said that the property was identified as illegally acquired property during the course of investigation/enquiry conducted by Kulgam Police, adding therein that the property was prima facie acquired from illicit trafficking of narcotic drug and psychotropic substances by the owner.
Stating that the said drug peddler is involved in Case FIR number 69/2021 of Police Station Kulgam and FIR number 03/2018 of Police Station Yaripora, Police in the concluding para of it’s above quoted statement said that the action reaffirms the commitment to combat the drug menace, adding therein that the people of the area have hailed its initiative with regard to the attachment of immovable property raised/used from illicit trafficking of narcotics by the drug peddler.