Srinagar: Police in Kulgam on Friday attached property belonging to a notorious drug peddler, Shahzad Ahmad Dar S/o Late Mohd Rajab Dar R/o Vedow Mishipora, under the provisions of Section 68-F of the NDPS Act, 1985. The accused is involved in case FIR No. 62/2021 U/S 8/15-29 NDPS Act of Police Station Qaimoh, in which poppy straw weighing about 520 kilograms was recovered from a load carrier. Subsequently, the accused was detained under PIT NDPS Act and is presently lodged at Kot Bhalwal Jail, Jammu.
According to a police statement issued here on during the course ofv investigation, Police Station Qaimoh uncovered that the accused had illegally acquired assets valued at approximately ₹36 lakh, derived from drug trafficking activities. The property in question, a single-storey residential house located in VedowMishipora, was subsequently attached by a police team, with the presence of respected community members and the Executive Magistrate. In its statement police appealed people to share information regarding persons involved in drug peddling or trafficking in their localities.
