Jammu, May 14 (PTI) Authorities on Thursday demolished an illegal structure allegedly raised by a drug peddler on state land in Samba district as part of an intensified crackdown on narcotics networks and encroachments in Jammu and Kashmir, police said.
Officials said that Abdul Habib alias Bheem, a resident of Ladana in Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district, was presently residing in an illegally built structure in Badheri Nanke Chak in Samba district.
The structure was demolished in a joint operation by administration and police, they said.
They said the accused is a notorious drug peddler and is presently lodged in Central Jail Kot Bhalwal under the PITNDPS Act.
According to police, Habib is involved in five cases registered under the NDPS Act in various police stations in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.
They said the action reflects Samba Police's continued commitment to dismantling the drug trade by targeting illegally acquired assets and deterring offenders involved in narcotics trafficking.
The demolition drive was carried out as part of the ongoing 'Nasha Mukt Jammu and Kashmir Abhiyan' aimed at eradicating drug abuse and trafficking from society.