Two Drug Peddlers Arrested; Properties of Two Others Attached in Kathua and Poonch
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday arrested two alleged drug peddlers and attached properties of two other individuals involved in narcotics trade in separate operations conducted in Kathua and Poonch districts, officials said.
According to a police spokesperson, Rasheed and Koushail, both residents of Kathua, were arrested from the Rajbagh area after police recovered 10.5 kg of bhukki (poppy straw) from their possession. A case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been registered, and further investigation is underway.
In another action, Udhampur Police attached properties, including two residential houses and three cars, belonging to Nazakat Hussain and Mukhtar Ahmed, residents of Poonch, in connection with a case registered under the narcotics prevention law and BNS provisions.
The spokesperson said that one residential house and three vehicles of Hussain were attached at Jhulas village, while Ahmed’s house was attached at Karmara village.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the attached assets, valued at over ₹80 lakh, were allegedly acquired through proceeds of narcotics trafficking, leading to their seizure in accordance with legal provisions, the official added.
