Jammu, November 22, 2025 – Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have intensified their crackdown on drug peddling, arresting three individuals and attaching properties belonging to two others in different parts of the Jammu division.
Police reported the arrest of three drug peddlers in separate incidents across the region. Two arrests were made in the Miran Sahib and Ware House areas of Jammu, where 18.35 grams and nine grams of heroin were recovered, respectively. The third arrest occurred in the Kathua district.
In Reasi, a raid on a house near the Chintamani temple in Katra led to the recovery of over Rs 2 lakh and a substantial quantity of banned tablets, including 100 capsules of Tramadol, 74 Alprazolam, and 14 Petril tablets. Preliminary investigations suggest that the recovered money was the result of illegal sales of controlled drugs. A case has been registered, and further investigation is underway to identify the source of the drugs and expose the network involved in the illegal trade.
Additionally, authorities have attached properties linked to drug peddlers. In Poonch district, the house of a notorious drug peddler, Sajjad Hussain Shah, located in the Surankote area, was attached under the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act (SAFEMA). Shah, described as a habitual offender involved in multiple NDPS cases, is currently detained in Udhampur district jail under PIT-NDPS (Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act) proceedings.
In a separate incident in Udhampur district, a private car valued at over Rs 22 lakhs belonging to a drug peddler was also attached. The attachment followed an investigation into a case registered against Yousaf Joo, a resident of Pampore. Investigations revealed that the vehicle was acquired from proceeds of crime generated through narcotics trade.
In Jammu, police attached property worth Rs 15 lakh belonging to Vishal Kumar, a drug peddler from Narwal. The attached property was a Scorpio S11 bearing registration number JK08G 3535. Kumar is implicated in FIR No. 295/2025 under various sections of the NDPS Act, registered at Police Station Bahu Fort.
These actions are part of a broader strategy by Jammu and Kashmir Police and security forces to aggressively target drug smugglers, drug peddlers, and those involved in related unlawful financial activities. Authorities believe that funds generated from drug smuggling are used to sustain terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. The police have reiterated their commitment to eradicating the drug menace from society and protecting the youth from drug addiction.
