Police seize properties in multiple drug trafficking cases across India
Authorities in Telangana, Himachal Pradesh, and Assam have seized assets and narcotics worth crores in separate operations.
Maheshwaram police in Telangana seized properties worth Rs 7.04 lakh on November 4 in connection with a marijuana trafficking case, according to The Hindu. The seized assets include a Tata Ace goods carrier, an autorickshaw, two motorcycles, and Rs 4,022 in a bank account belonging to Md. Moulana.
The investigation follows the arrest of Md. Moulana and Md. Mustafa after police recovered 62.428 kg of contraband, cash, and mobile phones.
The action was taken under Section 68F of the NDPS Act after a financial probe by the Maheshwaram police and the Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE), Telangana.
In Himachal Pradesh, police took physical possession of a forfeited property worth Rs 48.30 lakh in Kangra district, ThePrint reported on Wednesday. The assets belong to Shamsher Singh and include a two-storey residential building in Chhanni village valued at Rs 45,90,557, along with Rs 2,40,440 in cash.
ThePrint noted that this marks the first time the government has taken physical possession of a property forfeited under the PIT NDPS Act. The attachment order for the assets was issued on October 22.
In Assam, Cachar police recovered 31,400 suspected Yaba tablets with an estimated black-market value of approximately Rs 7 crore, according to The Sentinel. The recovery occurred during two separate operations, including one at the Lailapur checkpoint in Dholai.
During the first operation, officers found 19,400 suspected Yaba tablets hidden in a secret chamber within a vehicle travelling from Mizoram. Three individuals were detained during the proceedings.