In its ongoing crackdown on drug peddlers, the Awantipora Police has seized a double-storied residential house valued at approximately twelve Lacs. The property is linked to Bakhtawar Ahmad Makroo, a notorious drug peddler and the son of Late Ab Rehman Makroo from Gulzarpora Awantipora. This decisive action was taken under section 68-F of the NDPS Act 1985.
According to a police spokesperson, the residential house was identified as unlawfully acquired during an investigation conducted by the Awantipora Police. The property is believed to have been acquired through illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances by its owner. Notably, Bakhtawar Ahmad Makroo is implicated in Case FIR numbers 20/2017 and 30/2022 of PS Awantipora.
The infamous drug peddler is presently under detention under the PIT-NDPS Act and is housed at Central Jail Kot Balwal in Jammu.
This decisive move underscores the police force’s unwavering commitment to combat the pervasive issue of drug abuse. The local residents of the area have praised the police’s initiative to attach the immovable property, which is suspected to have been funded or utilized through illicit trafficking of narcotics by drug peddlers in the Awantipora Police District.
