KULGAM: In a major action to further tighten the noose around drug traffickers, Police in Kulgam have attached property belonging to a notorious drug peddler, Shahzad Ahmad Dar son of Late Mohd Rajab Dar resident of 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.

During the course of investigation, Police Station Qaimoh established that the accused had acquired illegally earned assets having a market value of approximately ₹36 lakh from the proceeds of drug trafficking. The said property, a single-storey residential house at Vedow Mishipora, was attached by a police team in the presence of respectable citizens and the Executive Magistrate. This action is part of the sustained campaign of J&K Police to strike at the roots of the narcotics economy and dismantle the financial networks supporting the drug trade in the district.

J&K Police has appealed to the general public to share information regarding persons involved in drug peddling or trafficking in their localities. Citizens can report such information confidentially to the nearest Police Station or through official helpline numbers. Police have reiterated that community cooperation remains crucial in our collective fight against the drug free.

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