Handwara, 9 Aug, KNT: Police in North Kashmir have arrested a notorious drug peddler and seized the property of another drug peddler.
The police said that in the Kralgund area of Handwara, they seized illegally acquired property of a notorious drug peddler, namely Mushtaq Nabi Mir of Kralgund under the NDPS Act.
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“The property of Horticulture plot measuring 1 Kanal 8 Marlas worth lakhs have been attached as illegally acquired property through the sale of narcotic drugs,” Handwara police as per the news agency Kashmir News Trust said.
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According to the Police, this action, executed under section 68-F of the NDPS Act 1985, marks a significant stride in curbing the narcotics trade in the region.
The police added that the accused drug peddler Mushtaq Mir is currently detained under the stringent PIT-NDPS Act at Central Jail Kot Belwal Jammu.
The attachment of the drug peddler’s property comes after a thorough investigation by Handwara Police, revealing its illegal acquisition linked to the illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, police said.
In another incident, Police arrested a notorious and wanted drug peddler in Baramulla and recovered contraband substance from his possession.
The drug peddler who was arrested by a police party at the Wasun Pattan area of Baramulla has been identified as Amir Khaliq Dar, a resident of Khambiyar, Palhallan.
During the search 3.250 kgs of contraband Poppy Straw-like substances were recovered from his possession. He has been arrested and shifted to PS Pattan where he remains in custody. [KNT]
