Srinagar : Police on Monday said that it has attached immovable properties worth approximately ₹4 crore belonging to two drug peddlers under the provisions of the NDPS Act, 1985.
In a statement issued here on Monday Police said that Police Station Sangam attached properties worth approximately ₹3 crore belonging to Gulam Ahmad Dar S/O Ghulam Mohammad Dar, in connection with FIR No. 14/2026 under Section 8/20 NDPS Act. The attached assets include a residential house, land and commercial shops. Investigation established that the properties were acquired through proceeds of narcotics trafficking. In a separate action, Police Station Nowhatta attached a residential property worth approximately ₹1 crore belonging to MohdShafi Sheikh son of Late Mohd Subhan Sheikh, in connection with a case under FIR No. 09/2018 under Sections 8/20 NDPS Act. The property was identified as an illegally acquired asset generated through drug trafficking. The attachments were carried out under the relevant provisions of the NDPS Act to prevent concealment, transfer or disposal of properties derived from illicit narcotics trade.
In its statement Police reiterated its commitment to dismantle narcotics networks by targeting both drug traffickers and the assets generated through criminal activities, warning therein that such actiona shall continue under the ongoing NashaMukt Jammu & Kashmir Abhiyaan.
