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806 Arrested, 667 Kg Drugs Seized: Crackdown On Narco-Terror Network In J&K
Jammu and Kashmir Police announced a sweeping crackdown resulting in 806 arrests across 724 NDPS cases in the past month, with 667 kg of narcotics and 19,000 psychotropic units seized. The operation also attached 97 properties worth Rs 41.85 crore and demolished 41 properties valued at nearly Rs 15 crore, as authorities target the financial backbone of drug trafficking.
Why It Matters
The crackdown aims to choke the finances of narco-terror networks and protect youth, with authorities highlighting cross-UT actions and a rising value of attached narcotics-linked property since 2023.
Timeline
14 Events
Awareness campaigns
May 14, 2026
Police conducted 2,401 awareness and sensitisation programmes across schools, colleges and identified hotspots, reaching nearly three lakh people.
Disposal of vehicles used in drug crimes
May 14, 2026
Court orders had been obtained for disposal of vehicles used in drug-related crimes.
Passport measures
May 14, 2026
Recommendations were made to impound 10 passports.
Vehicle and license actions
May 14, 2026
162 driving licences and 92 vehicle registration certificates were suspended or cancelled in connection with narcotics offences.
Destruction of narcotics and psychotropic substances
May 14, 2026
Authorities destroyed 4,962 kg of narcotics and 6,493 units of psychotropic substances.
Chemists and drug stores inspection drive
May 14, 2026
A separate drive covered 5,238 chemists and drug stores, with action initiated against 151 establishments for alleged violations.
Crops destroyed
May 14, 2026
Illicit poppy and cannabis cultivation spread over 117 kanals of land was destroyed as part of the crackdown.
Kulgam: Rs 93 lakh attached in Jammu
May 14, 2026
Kulgam Police traced financial linkages and attached property worth Rs 93 lakh in Jammu.
Attachments outside UT
May 14, 2026
Officials said, in what was described as a first, properties outside Jammu and Kashmir were attached in Gurdaspur, Pathankot and Chandigarh.
Anantnag: Rs 6.17 crore attached in a single case
May 14, 2026
In Anantnag, police attached properties worth Rs 6.17 crore in one case as part of the crackdown.
Crackdown results announced
May 14, 2026
J&K Police reported 724 NDPS cases in the past month, leading to 806 arrests. Seizures included 667 kg of narcotics and 19,000 units of psychotropic substances. 97 properties were attached worth Rs 41.85 crore, and 41 properties were demolished valued at nearly Rs 15 crore.
2025 attached property value ranking
2025
Jammu and Kashmir was third in terms of the value of attached narcotics-linked property in 2025.
2025 PIT-NDPS detentions ranking
2025
DGP Prabhat said Jammu and Kashmir ranked first in the country in 2025 for PIT-NDPS detentions, with 240 such preventive detentions.
Twelve-fold increase in attached property value noted
2023
Authorities noted a twelve-fold increase in the value of attached narcotics-linked property from 2023 to 2026.