Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 25: Anantnag Police today detained 12 repeated drug peddlers under preventive provisions of law after obtaining necessary orders from the Executive Magistrates.
A Police spokesman said that they have been identified as habitual offenders involved in drug peddling and related activities, posed a serious threat to public health and safety.
“Despite prior actions, they continued to engage in illicit narcotics trade, prompting strict preventive measures,” he added.
“Accordingly, acting under the provisions of law and with due approval from the competent Executive Magistrates, all 12 accused have been detained and subsequently lodged in Subsidiary Jail Kehribal, Anantnag,” the spokesman added.
In the meantime, Police today attached properties valued at Rs 3.5 crores belonging to narcotics smugglers in Anantnag.
“The action follows the police’s intensified crackdown against Drug trafficking and under the aegis of the ongoing Nasha Mukt Jammu & Kashmir Abhiyaan,” the spokesperson said.
Sangam Police station attached two immovable properties linked to the two accused – Shakeel Ahmad Ganie and Farooq Ahmad Mir, both residents of Noorbagh’s Kreshbal area – under Section 68F of the NDPS Act, the spokesperson said.
The police attached a double-storey residential house along with one kanal of land belonging to Ganie, valued at over Rs 2 crore, he said.
“Another double-storey residential house along with one kanal of land belonging to Mir, valued at approximately Rs 1.5 crore, was also attached,” he added.
The attached properties have been identified as illegally acquired assets generated through proceeds of drug trafficking, he added.
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