156 nabbed in 94 NDPS cases in Srinagar this yr

In a bid to curb drug trafficking in Srinagar, the police registered 94 cases and arrested 156 persons under the NDPS Act at several police stations across the district in 2024, according to an official statement of the department.

The police added in its statement that 26 notorious drug peddlers were also booked under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (PIT-NDPS Act) in different jails of the UT after obtaining the formal detention orders from Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, on the basis of dossiers prepared by the Srinagar police.

As per the police statement said “These drug peddlers have been involved in the peddling of narcotics among the youth of Srinagar on an alarming scale. Besides, they were also involved in several NDPS Act cases.”

According to the police, movable and immovable properties, acquired by the drug peddlers through proceeds of illegal trafficking of drugs and narcotics were also attached by the police under provisions of Section 68 of the NDPS Act. The estimated value of these properties is Rs 4.47 crore.