Daijiworld Media Network - Srinagar

Srinagar, Nov 14: Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday attached immovable properties worth around Rs 13.05 crore belonging to an alleged drug peddler in the Bijbehara area under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

According to a police statement, the action was carried out by Bijbehara Police Station against Abdul Gani Dar, son of Ali Mohammad Dar, a resident of Tulkhun, Bijbehara, who is involved in multiple cases registered under the NDPS Act.

The attached properties include a double-storey concrete residential house and 17 kanals and 15 marlas of commercial and agricultural land, with an assessed value of Rs 13.05 crore, officials said.

The attachment forms part of the police's sustained action against drug trafficking and is aimed at dismantling the financial networks of drug peddlers by targeting assets allegedly acquired through illegal activities.

Jammu and Kashmir Police has intensified its statewide crackdown on drug trafficking, registering multiple cases under the NDPS Act and seizing large quantities of contraband.

Several arrests have been made in Anantnag, Bijbehara, Uttrasoo, Pahalgam and Kulgam. During separate naka checking operations, police recovered heroin, cannabis powder, charas and more than 13 kg of bung bosa.

Srinagar Police and district teams have also launched surprise checkpoint interceptions, arresting alleged peddlers carrying substantial quantities of heroin and other illicit substances.

Meanwhile, Samba and Jammu Police units have busted inter-state drug and arms networks, apprehending several habitual and hardcore peddlers allegedly coming from neighbouring states such as Punjab. Heroin, also known as chitta, and vehicles allegedly used for transporting narcotics were seized.

All apprehended suspects have been booked under the stringent provisions of the NDPS Act, while vehicles and cash assets allegedly linked to narcotics syndicates are also being seized.