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Police attaches properties of drug peddlers under Narco Act in Kulgam

Srinagar, June 14 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday attached properties of two drug peddlers under the Narco Act in Kulgam district.
Police said a double storied residential house measuring 1093.50 Sq ft and a Cowshed measuring 437.25 Dq ft, Valuing Rs 70 Lakh of belonging to a notorious drug peddler identified as Bashir Ahmad Ganie a resident of Nassu Badragund was seized under Narco Act.
The drug peddler is presently lodged in central Jail Kot Balwal Jammu under Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS Act) Act.
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