SRINAGAR, MAY 14: Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat on Thursday said that Pakistan-sponsored terrorism and narco-terrorism remain the most serious internal security challenges facing Jammu and Kashmir, asserting that police operations against drug trafficking networks will continue under the ongoing anti-narcotics drive.
Addressing a press conference at the Police Control Room in Srinagar, the DGP said the nexus between terror outfits based in Pakistan and narcotics syndicates was being treated as a major security concern, with proceeds from drug trafficking allegedly being used to fund militant activities.
He said the “Nasha Mukt Jammu Kashmir Abhiyan,” launched on April 11 under Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, has strengthened enforcement actions against drug trafficking networks across the Union Territory.
Prabhat said Jammu and Kashmir Police has intensified operations against narcotics-related crimes since 2023, with increased arrests, property attachments, and preventive legal actions under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
According to figures shared by the police chief, 806 individuals have been arrested in 724 NDPS cases across Jammu and Kashmir. He said among those arrested were drug traffickers Gulzar Ahmad alias “Love Gujjar,” wanted in 28 cases, and Avneet Singh alias Nagi, wanted in 17 cases in Jammu province.
The DGP said 240 preventive detentions under the PIT-NDPS Act were carried out in 2025, placing Jammu and Kashmir Police at the top nationally in that category. He added that enforcement has also focused on disrupting financial assets linked to narcotics networks.
He said authorities have identified and attached 97 properties linked to drug trafficking valued at ₹41.85 crore, including assets located outside the Union Territory in Gurdaspur, Pathankot, and Chandigarh. He added that 41 properties worth nearly ₹15 crore have been demolished following legal procedures.
Prabhat said there has been a 12-fold increase in property attachment actions between 2023 and 2026, reflecting what he described as an expanded enforcement strategy against drug-linked assets.
He also reported the seizure of 667 kilograms of narcotics and over 90,000 psychotropic tablets. In addition, illicit cultivation spread over 117 kanals of land has been destroyed during anti-drug operations.
The DGP said awareness and sensitisation programmes are also being conducted alongside enforcement, with 2,401 events held in schools, colleges, and public spaces, reaching more than three lakh people. He added that action has been taken against 151 chemist establishments for violations of drug-related regulations.
As part of enforcement measures, authorities have cancelled or suspended 162 driving licences and 92 vehicle registration certificates linked to trafficking cases, while recommending the impounding of 10 passports.
Issuing a warning to Pakistan-based alleged drug trafficker Shahzad Bhatti, the DGP said Jammu and Kashmir Police would continue to track and dismantle cross-border narcotics networks and their supporting infrastructure.
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