Srinagar: Kulgam Police busted an “inter-state narcotics network” and attached illegally acquired property worth Rs 92.73 lakhs linked to the accused at Beli Charana, Jammu, a police spokesperson said on Saturday.
He said during a routine patrolling at Kurigam near Qazigund Railway Station on March 20, a police party apprehended a suspicious individual identified as Mohammad Rafiq Mir, a resident of Panzinara, Srinagar.
Upon searching him, approximately 16 grams of heroin were recovered from his possession, the spokesperson said.
He said a case was registered under Sections 8/21 of the NDPS Act, and the investigation began.
During interrogation, the accused disclosed that he procured the contraband substance from Bagh Hussain Kasana, a resident of Channore Basti Gajansu, Jammu, currently residing at Nikki Tawi, Jammu, the spokesperson said.
Police obtained a search warrant from the competent court and searched the individual’s residence, recovering 265 grams of heroin-like substance, he said.
Subsequently, Section 29 of the NDPS Act was invoked, and the accused Bagh Hussain Kasana was arrested on March 22, 2026, he added.
Investigation revealed that the accused was actively involved in inter-state narcotics trafficking and was supplying drugs to various parts of the Kashmir Valley for monetary gains, the spokesperson said.
He said he had no legitimate source of income and had been peddling drugs for a considerable time.
During the probe, a detailed financial investigation identified and led to the attachment of assets acquired through narcotics trafficking proceeds at Beli Charana, the spokesperson said.
The investigation established that the accused acquired immovable assets through narcotics trafficking proceeds, including land valued at Rs 71.52 lakhs and a residential house valued at Rs 21.21 lakhs, the spokesperson said.
Meanwhile, an “illegally constructed” commercial complex valued at Rs one crore belonging to an alleged drug peddler was on Saturday demolished in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, police said.
The police in Anantnag facilitated the demolition of the “illegally constructed” commercial complex comprising 15 shops, valued at approximately Rs one crore, at Waghama Bijbehara, a police spokesperson said, adding that the demolished property belonged to “notorious” drug peddler Sajad Ahmad Rather.
An FIR under the NDPS Act is registered against him at the Yaripora police station, the spokesperson said.
During verification, it surfaced that the shopping complex had been illegally constructed on government land, he said.
Acting as per the due legal process and in coordination with the concerned civil authorities, the “illegal” structure was demolished as part of ongoing efforts to dismantle the financial infrastructure of drug syndicates operating in the district, he added.
