SRINAGAR, June 25 -- In a major action against the drug menace, Srinagar Police has attached a residential property-comprising a two-storeyed house along with land-worth approximately *?1 crore,* belonging to a notorious drug peddler, Pervaiz Ahmad Bhat, resident of Takanwari, Karnabal.

The accused is involved in Case FIR No. 02/2024 under Sections 8, 20, and 29 of the NDPS Act registered at Police Station Sangam. He is presently under preventive detention under the PIT-NDPS Act.

The said property has been established as having been acquired through proceeds of illicit drug trafficking. Acting under Sections 68-E and 68-F of the NDPS Act, and following due confirmation by the competent authority under SAFEMA (Smugglers and Foreign Excha...