Srinagar: Police on Wednesday said that it has attached properties worth more than 1.5 crores belonging to drug peddler under the provisions of section 68 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. In a statement issued from Zonal Police Headquarters Srinagr Police said that Kulgam Police have attached two double storied residential houses of a drug peddler namely Reyaz Ahmad Ganie S/o Mohd Jabbar Ganie R/o Nassu Badragund, Qazigund measuring 1271 S.ft & 764 S.ft respectively on land bearing Khasra No.427 min at Nassu Badragund under section 68 of NDPS Act in case FIR No. 103 of 2024. Stating that the said accused is a notorious drug peddler who sold drugs among the youth upon which cases FIR No. 310/2015 U/S 8/15 NDPS act, FIR No.103/2024 U/S 8/20 NDPS Act stands registered at Police Station Qazigund and is presently lodged under PIT NDPS act at Central Jail Kot Balwal Jammu Police in its statement further said that FIR No. 64/2023 U/S 8/15 NDPS act stands registered against his brother namely Bilal Ahmad Ganie at Police Station Qazigund where substantial amount of narcotics were recovered. Police in its statement further said that both the aforementioned properties were acquired through proceeds of illegal narcotics trade, adding therein that in compliance to section 68 E and 68 F of NDPS Act, the immovable property acquired by the accused through illegal means seized or attached, shall not be transferred/sold/purchased or otherwise dealt with without the prior permission of the competent authority.
In the concluding para of its above quoted statement Police reiterated its commitment to eradicate the drug menace and dismantle the infrastructure supporting narcotics trafficking.
