The J&K Police yesterday attached property, valued at lakhs, belonging to a drug trafficker at Rakh Barotian in Vijaypur of Samba district.
The nabbed drug supplier has been identified as Mohd Younis S/o Noor Alam R/o Rakh Barotian tehsil Vijaypur district Samba.
The action was taken by Police under sections 68-E read with 68-F of NDPS Act of 1985 and is linked with case FIR No. 203/2021 u/s 8/21/22/29 NDPS Act of PS Vijaypur, FIR No. 204 /2021 u/s 8/21/22/29 NDPS Act of PS Vijaypur
The residential house was identified as illegally acquired property during the course of investigation/enquiry conducted by police. The property was prima facie acquired from illicit trafficking in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances by the drug peddler.
This operation reaffirms the commitment of Samba Police to combat the drug menace. Local people of the area hailed this unprecedented initiative of Samba Police against drug dealers.
The illegal drug trade, drug trafficking, or narcotrafficking is a global black market dedicated to the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of prohibited drugs. Most jurisdictions prohibit trade, except under license, of many types of drugs through the use of drug prohibition laws. The think tank Global Financial Integrity’s Transnational Crime and the Developing World report estimates the size of the global illicit drug market between US$426 and US$652 billion in 2014 alone. With a world GDP of US$78 trillion in the same year, the illegal drug trade may be estimated as nearly 1% of total global trade. Consumption of illegal drugs is widespread globally, and it remains very difficult for local authorities to reduce the rates of drug consumption.
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