As a part of its relentless effort against drug peddlers/smugglers, Samba Police has attached three single storey residential houses valuing about rupees eighty-one (81) lacs approximately belonging to notorious drug peddlers namely (1) Mohd Younus S/O Noor Alam R/O Rakh Barotian Tehsil Vijaypur District Samba; (2) Masoom Ali @Kala S/O Dulla R/O Rakh Barotian Tehsil Vijaypur District Samba and (3) Shamas Din @Bachu S/O Maskeen Ali R/O Rakh Barotian Tehsil Vijaypur District Samba.
The action was taken by Police under sections 68-F of NDPS Act and is linked with case FIR No. 07/2025 u/s 8/21/22 NDPS Act of PS Vijaypur; FIR No. 46/2023 u/s 8/21/22/29 NDPS Act of PS Vijaypur and FIR No. 108/2023 u/s 8/21/22/29 NDPS Act of PS Vijaypur respectively.
The residential houses were identified as illegally acquired property during the course of investigation/enquiry conducted by police. The property was prima facie acquired from illicit trafficking in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances by the drug peddlers.
This decisive action demonstrates the police’s ongoing commitment to dismantle the drug trade by targeting illegal assets and deterring future offenders. Local people of the area hailed this unprecedented initiative of Samba Police against drug dealers.
The entire proceedings were effected by a special team headed by SHO PS Vijaypur under the supervision of SDPO Vijaypur and under the overall supervision of SSP Samba.