Srinagar, Dec 7 (NationPress) The Jammu and Kashmir Police in the Srinagar district took significant action on Sunday by attaching a residence valued at approximately Rs 1 crore belonging to an alleged drug dealer, as part of a broader initiative under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Officials described this move as part of a focused effort to combat the drug trade within the Kashmir Valley.

A police communiqué indicated that a double-storey house situated in the Natipora locality of Srinagar was seized under the NDPS Act. This action is part of an ongoing and sustained campaign against the narcotics issue in Jammu and Kashmir.

The property is documented in the name of Javid Ahmad Ganie, the son of Nazir Ahmad Ganie, who resides in Astan Mohalla, Natipora. The individual has a history of drug trafficking and is linked to FIR No. 23/2025, facing charges under Sections 8, 21, and 29 of the NDPS Act at the Chanapora Police Station. Investigations revealed that this property was acquired through the profits of illicit drug activities.

“In light of these discoveries, the competent authority mandated the property's attachment under Section 68-F of the NDPS Act. This action was conducted in the presence of the Executive Magistrate 1st Class, Chanapora. As per the directive, the owner is prohibited from selling, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property. The Srinagar Police is dedicated to ramping up efforts against individuals involved in promoting, financing, or facilitating the drug trade,” the statement concluded.

The Jammu and Kashmir Police, along with security forces, have been executing aggressive, multi-faceted operations targeting terrorists, their overground workers (OGWs), sympathizers, drug traffickers, and those engaged in hawala money networks and other illegal financial activities that purportedly support violent extremism and organized crime.

This revamped strategy aims to dismantle the entire support system for terrorism, encompassing financial, logistical, and local facilitation networks, rather than merely focusing on armed operatives.

It is believed that profits from unlawful practices such as drug trafficking and hawala money operations are utilized to sustain terrorism in J&K and to maintain its ecosystem of support, recruitment, and propaganda.

Lt Governor Manoj Sinha has been regularly convening security review meetings, during which he emphasizes a comprehensive approach to eradicate the dual threats of terrorism and narco-terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, rather than solely concentrating on the elimination of armed terrorists.