Property worth Rs 1.2 crore of drug peddler attached in south Kashmir's Anantnag: Police

Srinagar, Nov 06: Police on Tuesday attached the property of a man, who they said is a 'known drug trafficker' in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The action was taken under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, said police.

Police identified the man as Mohammad Ashraf Dar, son of Jalal-ud-Din, resident of Tulkhan Bijbehara and said, he has a history of offenses under the NDPS Act for smuggling of substances like, Codeine Phosphate, Charas, and Spasmo Proxyvan Plus.

Quoting police spokesperson, news agency GNS reported that Ashraf's most recent offense was on April 4, 2021, when a major drug haul was seized including, 70 bottles of Codeine Phosphate, 34.7 kg of Charas powder, and 4,320 capsules of Spasmo Proxyvan Plus.

According to police spokesman, further investigations revealed that his two sons, Inayat Ah Dar and Sahil Ah Dar, were also arrested in 2024 on drug-related charges. Inayat Ah Dar was arrested in Case FIR No. 13/2024, with 9 bottles of Codeine Phosphate, and Sahil Ah Dar was apprehended in Case FIR No. 36/2024, with 12 bottles of the same substance.

Despite Mohammad Ashraf Dar's stated income from agriculture, an investigation revealed that his three-storey residence in Tulkhan, valued at around 1.2 crores, was acquired through proceeds from his illicit drug activities. Consequently, Anantnag Police, via Police Station Bijbehara, enforced Section 68(1) of the NDPS Act to attach the property, preventing its sale or alteration, said police.