Srinagar, April 16 -- Stepping up the crackdown against drug traffickers, the Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday attached four residential properties worth Rs.2.25 crore, belonging to alleged peddlers, in Anantnag. This comes a day afterJ&K Police nabbed 18 drug peddlers from across the Union Territory. A police spokesperson said, "Police in Anantnag have frozen four residential properties under Section 68-F of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The properties are linked to individuals allegedly involved in theillicit narcotics trade in the district." The properties belonged to Rayees Ahmed Dar, Sabzar Ahmad Dar, Mudasir Ahmed Dar and Zahid Ahmad Dar, all residents of Tulkhan, Bijbehara. "Preliminary investigations have revealed that these properties were acquired through proceeds generated from illegal narcotics activities. Acting under the provisions of the NDPS Act, the competent authority has ordered the freezing of these assets. The cumulativemarket value of the frozen properties is estimated to be approximately Rs.2.25 crore," the spokesman said, adding, further investigation into the matter is underway. Authorities on Wednesday demolished commercial property belonging to an alleged drug peddler in Pulwama. This is the first incident of property demolition carried out by the authorities in J&K after LG launched 'Nasha Mukt Jammu Kashmir Abhiyan'....