Srinagar, May 14: Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat on Thursday asserted that security agencies are engaged in a “decisive fight” against Pakistan-backed terrorism and the growing menace of narco-terrorism, stating that police have intensified operations against drug trafficking networks across the Union Territory.
Speaking at a press briefing at the Police Control Room in Srinagar, the DGP said the ongoing “Nasha Mukt Abhiyan” has led to a sharp rise in anti-narcotics action, with authorities targeting traffickers, habitual offenders and properties acquired through illegal drug trade.
He said the police recorded a substantial increase in action under the NDPS Act during 2026 compared to the previous year, adding that 724 cases have been registered so far and 806 persons linked to narcotics trade arrested from different districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
Among those apprehended were alleged repeat offenders Gulzar Ahmad alias “Love Gujar”, wanted in 28 cases, and Avneet Singh alias “Nagi”, who was facing 17 cases in Jammu province, he said.
Highlighting the scale of recoveries, the police chief said authorities seized 667 kilograms of narcotic substances and over 90,000 psychotropic capsules and tablets during the campaign. He added that preventive action had also been initiated against 24 habitual drug peddlers.
The DGP said police have attached 97 properties worth nearly Rs 41.85 crore believed to be linked with narcotics trafficking. He noted that Jammu and Kashmir Police ranked third nationally in property attachment cases during 2025, while it secured the top rank in preventive detentions under the PIT-NDPS Act after carrying out 240 such detentions.
Referring to major actions, he said Anantnag Police attached assets valued at Rs 6.17 crore in a single case. He further stated that, for the first time, police confiscated properties situated outside Jammu and Kashmir, including assets in Gurdaspur, Pathankot and Chandigarh.
He said Kulgam Police also attached property worth Rs 93 lakh in the Beni Charana area of Jammu as part of investigations into interstate narcotics linkages.
According to the DGP, authorities have demolished 41 illegally acquired properties worth around Rs 15 crore after completing legal formalities. He also said police destroyed illicit cultivation of poppy and cannabis spread over 117 kanals of land during the anti-drug drive.
The campaign also included inspections of medical shops and pharmaceutical establishments, with officials checking over 5,200 chemist outlets and initiating action against 151 violators. Nearly 4,962 kilograms of narcotic substances and more than 6,400 psychotropic units were also destroyed during the operation, he added.
The police chief further said driving licences of 162 accused involved in drug-related offences had been suspended or cancelled, while registration certificates of 92 vehicles allegedly used in trafficking were also revoked. Recommendations have additionally been made for impounding 10 passports linked to narcotics activities, he said.
