Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 30: Police on Wednesday attached the property of a drug offender under Narco Act in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district.
Police said, in a significant Anti-Narcotics operation, Anantnag Police have attached the property of a repeat drug offender identified as Javaid Ahmad Dar, under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at Tulkhan Bijbehara.
The accused has faced multiple arrests for drug-related offenses, with his latest detention on September 6, 2024, leading to the recovery of a substantial quantity of Codeine Phosphate, police said.
"Acting on conclusive evidence of illicit earnings channelled into property acquisition, Police Station Bijbehara has moved to seize Javaid's assets, which include a residential property in Tulkhan valued at over Rs 45 lakh".
An FIR (No. 178/2024) was registered under Section 8/15 NDPS Act, marking yet another entry in Javaid's record, which includes multiple past cases, notably from February 2020.
The investigation revealed Javaid's primary income as agricultural-insufficient to justify his property investments-prompted action under Section 68(1) of the NDPS Act, halting any potential sale or modification of the property, they said. |
