Srinagar : Police in Budgam on Sunday said that it has attached immovable property of a known drug peddler in Nadigam village of Soibugh area Tehsil Narbal District Budgam.
In a statement issued from Zonal Police Headquarters Srinagar police said that the attached property a four-storey shopping complex comprising of around 40 shops at village Nadigam and around six canals of land situated at village Chek Wazir Panoo belongs to Ghulam Ahmad Dar @Gulsaka S/o Ghulam Mohammad Dar R/o Nadigam Tehsil Narbal District Budgam. Police in its statement put the market value of the said property is around 3.5 crores, Stating therein that this action has been carried out under Section 68-F of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in connection with Case FIR No. 198/2019 registered under Sections 8/21 of the NDPS Act at Police Station Budgam.
Stating that the case pertains to the recovery of commercial quantity of contraband substances Codeine Phosphate and poppy straw from the possession of the accused, Police in the concluding para of its above quoted statement reiterated that it remains resolute in its commitment to identifying and initiating legal action, including the attachment and confiscation of properties acquired through illicit drug trade, under the provisions of the NDPS Act.
The general public is urged to cooperate in this endeavour by reporting any information related to illegal drug trafficking to the concerned police authorities.
