India, Oct. 15 -- Srinagar Police has attached and frozen residential properties and a vehicle worth over Rs 13.43 crore in a major crackdown on drug trafficking, targeting assets allegedly acquired through proceeds of narcotic activities.

The coordinated operation was carried out by police stations Khanyar, Pantha Chowk, Shalteng, Safakadal, Soura and Ahmadnagar under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. Police said the action followed financial investigations to identify assets allegedly linked to illicit drug trafficking.

Proceedings were initiated under Sections 68-E and 68-F of the NDPS Act in accordance with prescribed legal procedures.

Khanyar Police accounted for the largest share of the action, att...