Srinagar police attach Rs 3.5 crore worth assets as crackdown on drug peddlers intensifies

Srinagar, Apr 25: As Jammu and Kashmir Police intenified its crackdown on drug peddlers across the Union Territory under ‘Nasha Mukt J&K Abhiyaan, Srinagar Police on Saturday said that they have attached three crore fifty lakh worth assests belonging to drug kingpins under NDPS Act in the capital city.

“Continuing its intensified crackdown against Drug trafficking and under the aegis of the ongoing Nasha Mukt Jammu & Kashmir Abhiyaan, Srinagar Police has attached Immovable Properties worth ₹3.5 crores belonging to Narcotics smugglers,” a police spokesperson said in a statement.

The spokesperson said that Police Station Sangam, acting under the provisions of Section 68-F of the NDPS Act, attached two immovable properties linked to accused persons involved in FIR No. 56/2025 under Sections 8/20 and 29 of the NDPS Act.

A per the statement, the details of the attached properties are: A double-storey residential house valued at over ₹2 crore along with 1 kanal of land, belonging to accused Shakeel Ahmad Ganie, son of  Ab Satar Ganie; and a double-storey residential house valued at approximately ₹1.5 crore along with 1 kanal of land, belonging to Farooq Ahmad Mir, son of Ab Rehman Mir, both resident of Kreshbal, Noorbagh, Srinagar. 

Police said the attached properties have been identified as “illegally acquired assets” generated through proceeds of drug trafficking.

“Such stringent measures are aimed at deterring individuals involved in drug-related activities,” the spokesperson said.

Police urged the public to cooperate with the Police and share any information related to drug trafficking to help build a drug-free society.

Srinagar Police reiterated committed to dismantling illegal narcotics network by not only arresting offenders but also targeting and confiscating properties acquired through illicit means.