Jammu Tawi, May 23 -- Police and civil administration said they demolished an alleged "illegal" commercial property of an drug peddler in Udhampur district as part of an ongoing crackdown against narcotics trafficking, officials said.
The drive targeted shops allegedly built on government land near Dewal bridge along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in the Samroli area.
Officials said the properties belonged to Trilochan Dutt who has allegedly been involved in multiple drug smuggling cases and has encroached upon state land to construct the commercial structures.
The demolition was carried out jointly by the district administration and Udhampur police following an eviction order issued by the revenue authorities, officials said.
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