Jammu Tawi, March 21 -- Police have booked an alleged drug peddlers using the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotics Drugs Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir. Police said Ishfaq Ahmad Mir, a resident of Sirhama Srigufwara, was found actively involved in drug peddling, posing a significant threat to public health and safety. "After a thorough investigation and collection of substantial evidence, necessary approvals were obtained from the competent authority for his detention under the PIT NDPS Act," a police statement said.

Following due legal procedures, the accused was lodged at Central Jail Kot Bhalwal, Jammu. Meanwhile, Police in Anantnag district attached properties worth Rs 75 lakhs...