J-K: Properties worth Rs 3.32 crore of 3 'drug peddlers' attached in Udhampur

Jammu, Jun 30 (PTI) Police on Tuesday attached properties worth Rs 3.32 crore belonging to three alleged drug peddlers in two cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur, officials said. The properties were attached under section 68-F of the NDPS Act in connection with two cases registered at Majalta police station after investigations found that the assets had allegedly been acquired from proceeds of illicit narcotics trafficking, they said. The police attached properties worth around Rs 3.10 crore, including a Maruti Swift car and two residential houses belonging to Raiyan Mukhtar, a resident of Budshah Natipora in Srinagar, and Ubaid Ullah Lone, son of Iftikhar Ahmad Lone, a resident of Hanji Dantar in Anantnag, they said. In another case, the police attached properties worth about Rs 22 lakh, including a residential house, two shops and a plinth belonging to Riyaz Ahmad Lone, son of Sonaullah Lone, a resident of Badrah Payeen, Krala Gund in Kupwara district, they said. The officials said the investigation established that the attached properties were purchased using proceeds generated through the illegal narcotics trade. They said further legal proceedings are underway. PTI AB AB APL APL