Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday attached the property of a jailed ‘notorious’ drug smuggler couple under the NDPS Act in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district.
A Spokesperson said that Police in Bandipora have freezed property worth 56 lakh & 60 thousand rupees belonging to two notorious drug smugglers namely Khursheed Ahmad Waza son of GH Ahmad Waza & his wife (name withheld) resident of Bandipora. The freezed property included land measuring 1Kanal & 1.5 Marlas, 01 Mahindra Scorpio bearing registration No. JKO1T-6266 and 01Tata Minibus bearing registration No. JK05-7707. The said property was freezed under section 68F(2) of NDPS Act by the Competent Authority & Administrator SAFEM (New Delhi).
All these assets were illegally acquired through the sale of narcotic drugs. The duo are presently booked under PIT NDPS and lodged at KotBalwal Jammu and Central Jail Srinagar respectively.
Moreover, Bank savings and other financial assets to the tune of Rs18 lakh and 36 thousand, six hundred eleven rupees were already frozen belonging to said accused lady & her family.
By targeting and freezing the illegal assets of drug peddlers/smugglers involved in the organized illegal narco trade, Police have dealt a severe blow to their criminal activities. Depriving these criminals of the proceeds derived from drug trafficking is an essential step in curbing their influence and crippling the drug trade in the valley. General public have appreciated the action taken by police in safeguarding them from the devastating effects of drug abuse and trafficking.
