UDHAMPUR: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday attached movable and immovable properties worth ₹1.20 crore belonging to an inter-district drug peddler in Udhampur district, as part of its intensified crackdown on narcotics trafficking.
In an official statement, police said the action was taken under Section 68(F) of the NDPS Act in connection with FIR No. 117/2025, registered under Sections 8, 21 and 22 of the NDPS Act at Police Station Rehambal.
The attached properties belong to Wahid Maqbool Mir, son of Mohd. Maqbool Mir, a resident of Shilvet area of Sumbal in Bandipora district.
The properties include a double-storey residential house built on eight marlas of land falling under Survey No. 344 (Abadi Deh) at Shilvet, Sumbal, Bandipora. Additionally, two tipper vehicles bearing registration numbers JK19-1061 and JK01N-7343 have also been attached.
Police said that during the investigation, detailed financial scrutiny and backward linkage analysis established that the accused had acquired the properties using proceeds generated from narcotics trafficking.
“Based on these findings, the competent authority issued the attachment order today, and further legal proceedings under the NDPS Act are underway,” the statement said.
With this action, the total value of properties attached by Udhampur Police under NDPS cases during the current year has reached ₹18.85 crore, reflecting a sustained offensive against drug networks, police added.
The J&K Police, along with other security agencies, are conducting aggressive operations across the Union Territory against drug smugglers, drug peddlers, hawala operators and other unlawful financial networks. These actions include detention under stringent laws and attachment of assets created from illegal proceeds.
Police believe that funds generated through drug trafficking and hawala activities are often diverted to sustain terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.
