Srinagar, March 21 -- In a crackdown against drug trafficking, Jammu and Kashmir Police have attached properties worth Rs.75 lakh belonging to two drug peddlers under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in south Kashmir's Anantnag district.

Officials said that while acting under Section 68-F of the NDPS Act, police attached a concrete plinth along with one kanal of land belonging to Tariq Ahmad Lone, a resident of Satkipora.

"The property, valued at approximately Rs.60 lakh, was identified as illegally acquired through drug trafficking. The accused is involved in FIR No. 48/2019 under Section 8/20 of the NDPS Act, registered at Police Station Srigufwara," said a police spokesperson.

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