Overview
- On Saturday Jammu & Kashmir police in Srinagar and Anantnag issued attachment orders under Section 68-F of the NDPS Act to freeze multiple houses, two cars and an apple orchard while investigations and court proceedings continue.
- Authorities named several alleged owners and specific properties, including double‑storey homes in Lal Bazar and Hazratbal, vehicles linked to accused individuals, and an orchard in Tulkhan, saying these were identified as proceeds of drug trafficking.
- Reports vary on the total value frozen, with Srinagar units citing about ₹3.5 crore for two peddlers while a police statement reported combined seizures in Srinagar and Anantnag of more than ₹4 crore, reflecting differences in local tallies.
- Attachment orders bar owners from selling, transferring, leasing or creating third‑party interests in the properties but do not amount to criminal convictions and will be decided through further investigation and judicial process.
- Police presented the actions as part of the Nasha Mukt Jammu & Kashmir Abhiyan to weaken the financial base of drug networks, a tactic that could disrupt local supply chains and lead to more asset‑focused probes across the region.