The J&K Police on Thursday said 806 persons were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS), 97 properties worth Rs 41.85 crore were attached and 97 properties worth ₹41.85 crore were demolished between April 11 and May 13, as part of the ongoing anti-drug campaign of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.
“Police have arrested 806 accused in 724 NDPS cases across J&K. 97 properties worth ₹41.85 crore linked to the narcotics trade were identified and attached during the campaign. The Anantnag Police alone attached properties worth ₹6.17 crore in a single case,” said J&K Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat.
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He said 41 properties worth nearly ₹15 crore, “identified as proceeds of drug trafficking”, were demolished after completion of legal formalities. Illegal cultivation of poppy and cannabis spread over 117 kanals of land was also destroyed, the DGP added.
DGP Prabhat said properties were also attached outside the Union Territory at places like Gurdaspur, Pathankot and Chandigarh. “It’s aimed at dismantling wider drug networks operating across states,” he added.
