Srinagar, Jul 05: Continuing their crackdown on narcotics and drug trafficking, Jammu & Kashmir Police in Baramulla have attached immovable properties worth over Rs 29 lakh belonging to a drug peddler under the provisions of Section 68-F (1) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
The attached properties belong to Mushtaq Ahmed Dar, son of Mohd Yousuf Dar, a resident of Yadipora, Palhallan, in Pattan. They include a single-storey residential house at Yadipora, Palhallan, and four shops in a double-storey commercial building at Hyderbeigh, Pattan.
According to police, the accused is involved in multiple cases registered under the NDPS Act and has also been detained under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT NDPS) Act.
Police said the attachment followed a detailed inquiry conducted under Chapter V-A of the NDPS Act. During the investigation, valuation certificates, revenue records and income-related documents allegedly established reasonable grounds to believe that the properties had been acquired using proceeds from illicit narcotics trafficking.
Officials said the cases registered against the accused have already been challaned before the competent court.
Police said the action is part of its sustained efforts to dismantle the financial networks of drug traffickers by identifying and attaching assets allegedly acquired through the proceeds of the illegal drug trade.
Reiterating their zero-tolerance policy against narcotics, police appealed to the public to continue supporting the campaign against drug abuse and trafficking by sharing any information related to narcotics, assuring that the identity of informants will be kept strictly confidential.
