Srinagar, June 17 -- Police attached properties worth Rs 4 crore belonging to three drug peddlers in Pulwama and Srinagar districts on Tuesday, an official spokesperson said.

The action was taken under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

"In a major action against drug trafficking under the Nasha Mukt Jammu and Kashmir Abhiyaan, police in Awantipora attached a double-storied residential house and land measuring 7 kanals (38,115 sq ft) 18 marlas (4,900 sq ft) worth approximately Rs 2.50 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler, Nisar Ahmad Khanday, under the provisions of Section 68-F of the NDPS Act," the police spokesperson said.

He said the property was identified as illegally acquired during an inquiry cond...