Jammu and Kashmir Police have attached and frozen four immovable properties worth about Rs 7.11 crore in Srinagar. The action was taken under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) as part of a crackdown on drug trafficking and related financial networks.Key HighlightsFour properties worth about Rs 7.11 crore have been attached and frozen.The action was taken in Srinagar.Police used provisions of the NDPS Act and UAPA.The move targets assets linked to alleged illegal drug proceeds.The latest action is part of the wider drive by J&K Police against narcotics trafficking. Police have been focusing not only on people accused in drug cases but also on assets allegedly linked to illegal activities.Property attachment is one of the steps used by authorities to target the financial side of drug networks. Under the NDPS Act, authorities can take action against assets that are found to be linked to proceeds of illegal narcotics activity.“Srinagar Police have carried out similar actions in recent months. In September, police said they had attached or frozen immovable assets worth more than Rs 6.22 crore in six NDPS cases. The properties were linked by investigators to alleged proceeds from narcotics activities. ”The police have also directed officers to strengthen financial investigations in narcotics and terror-funding cases. Srinagar SSP G.V. Sundeep Chakravarthy asked officers to identify financial links, freeze bank accounts and attach properties allegedly derived from illegal crime proceeds. “The fight against the drug menace remains a top priority of Srinagar Police.”The latest action comes amid continued efforts to curb drug trafficking in Jammu and Kashmir. Police have been using legal provisions to trace assets connected with alleged drug networks.In another recent case, Srinagar Police attached two properties worth around Rs 1.05 crore belonging to alleged drug peddlers under the NDPS Act. Police said the properties were identified as assets acquired from proceeds of narcotics trafficking.The attachment of the four properties worth Rs 7.11 crore is expected to put further pressure on financial networks linked to the drug trade. The action also shows the focus on tracing money and property connected with alleged illegal activities.Police have said that such action will continue in accordance with the law as part of efforts to tackle narcotics trafficking and related financial networks in Srinagar and other parts of Jammu and Kashmir.Also Read : Delhi Police Arrests Man in Operation Kavach Over Illegal Medicine Sale
