In a significant breakthrough in the ongoing crackdown against the narco-terror ecosystem, the Competent Authority under the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act (SAFEMA) has confirmed the attachment of a residential property belonging to a notorious drug peddler in District Poonch.
The attached property belongs to Sajjad Hussain Shah S/o Sarfraz Hussain Shah, R/o Potha, Tehsil Surankote, a habitual offender involved in multiple cases registered under the NDPS Act. The residential house, valued at approximately ₹60 lakh, was earlier seized/freezed by Police Station Surankote and has now been formally confirmed for forfeiture under SAFEMA after completion of due legal procedures.
The said accused is presently lodged in District Jail Udhampur under PIT-NDPS proceedings. The confirmation of attachment of his illegally acquired property is a decisive step aimed at dismantling the financial infrastructure sustaining drug trafficking and narco-terror activities in the region.
District Police Poonch continues to pursue an aggressive, intelligence-led strategy against narcotics networks. In recent months, properties worth several crores of rupees belonging to drug peddlers and their associates have been attached, and multiple bank accounts involving suspicious and disproportionate financial transactions have been frozen as part of focused financial investigations.
District Police Poonch reiterates its unwavering commitment to eliminating the drug menace and urges the general public to continue cooperating by sharing credible information related to drug trafficking and associated criminal activities.