Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday said they have attached immovable properties worth approximately Rs 4 crore belonging to two drug peddlers under the provisions of the NDPS Act, 1985.
A statement described the action as part of continuing their sustained crackdown against drug trafficking under the ongoing ‘Nasha Mukt Jammu and Kashmir Abhiyaan’.
The police said Sangam police station attached properties worth approximately Rs 3 crore belonging to Gulam Ahmad in connection with a case 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,” the police said.
The police said in a separate action, Nowhatta police station attached a residential property worth approximately Rs 1 crore belonging to Mohd Shafi Sheikh, in connection with case under Sections 8/20 NDPS Act.
“The property was identified as an illegally acquired asset generated through drug trafficking,” the police said.
The police said 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.
