Srinagar, June 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Authorities in J&K said on Monday that during the 50 days of the ongoing Nasha Mukt Abhiyaan, 1,018 drug peddlers were held, 241 kg of narcotics were recovered, and properties worth over Rs 200 crore were targeted.
Officials said the security and enforcement agencies arrested 1,018 alleged drug peddlers, seized 341 kilograms of narcotics, and launched action against drug-linked assets worth over Rs 200 crore during the first 50 days of the campaign.
Describing the drive as one of the biggest anti-narcotics offensives ever launched in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said a total of 923 FIRs were registered, and 1,018 persons were arrested in connection with narcotics-related offences between April 11 and May 29.
The data reveals that enforcement agencies seized 341 kilograms of narcotic substances, including 12 kilograms of heroin valued at nearly Rs 120 crore, besides 23,752 units of psychotropic tablets and capsules during the period.
Action was also taken under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act, with 55 individuals detained as part of preventive measures against habitual traffickers and peddlers.
As part of the financial crackdown on the narcotics ecosystem, authorities attached 89 immovable properties worth Rs 63.93 crore and demolished 63 properties valued at Rs 19.77 crore, taking the total value of drug-linked assets targeted during the campaign to over Rs 83 crore.
The campaign has also focused on regulatory enforcement, with authorities initiating punitive action against 120 chemists and druggists, including suspension of 118 licences and cancellation of two licences for alleged violations.
Around 668 driving licences and 13 vehicle registration certificates were suspended or cancelled, while confiscation proceedings were recommended against 124 passports linked to narcotics offences. In parallel with enforcement measures, authorities intensified awareness and rehabilitation efforts across Jammu and Kashmir.
Over 16 lakh awareness programmes were conducted, reaching more than one crore people through educational institutions, community outreach programmes, and public campaigns.
Health and rehabilitation services also witnessed significant activity, with de-addiction facilities catering to 58,603 patients, while hundreds of individuals underwent counselling and rehabilitation through centres run by health, police, and social welfare departments.
Intelligence-based operations were simultaneously expanded, resulting in the identification of 3,045 suspected drug peddlers and smugglers, the examination of 386 suspects, and intensified monitoring of vulnerable areas.
Police officials said the campaign has moved beyond routine law enforcement and is targeting the complete ecosystem sustaining the narcotics trade and narco-terrorism. They added that the Nasha Mukt Jammu Kashmir Abhiyaan is not merely about seizures and arrests but a sustained offensive against the entire narcotics network. Drug smuggling chains are being dismantled, financial channels disrupted, and those involved in poisoning society identified and neutralised through coordinated operations.
The campaign has also witnessed widespread public participation through anti-drug padyatras led by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha across Jammu and Kashmir. Officials maintained that the ongoing drive has significantly disrupted narcotics trafficking networks and weakened channels allegedly used for terror financing, while warning that operations against drug smugglers and their support structures will continue in the coming months.
J&K police and the security forces have been carrying out aggressive operations against drug smugglers, drug peddlers, and those involved in hawala money rackets and other financial rackets.
It is believed that funds generated by drug smuggling and hawala money rackets are finally used to sustain terrorism in J&K.
Source: IANS
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