Srinagar, May 20 -- Police on Wednesday said that continuing its relentless crackdown against drug trafficking and narcotics-related activities under the ongoing Nasha Mukt Jammu & Kashmir Abhiyan, Police Station Lal Bazar today demolished an illegal two-storey structure along with an adjoining room and washroom constructed on State land at Haka Bazar, Lal Bazar.

The demolished property, spread over approximately 09 Marlas and worth around Rs.1.50 Crore, was found to be linked with a wanted drug peddler namely Arshid Ahmed Sheikh S/o Wali Mohammad Sheikh R/o Haka Bazar Lal Bazar, who is involved in multiple cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, including FIR No. 31/2025 U/S 8/21, 22 NDPS Act of Police Sta...