Shimla: Intensifying its crackdown on drug trafficking, Nurpur police have frozen assets worth around Rs 74.12 lakh under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. As per the police, freezing of the assets was confirmed by the competent authority in New Delhi on Oct 15, following a financial investigation into an accused arrested in a case involving a commercial quantity of narcotics.The assets include a two-storey residential building-cum-shopping complex with seven shops at Labh village in Kangra district, valued at around Rs 68.99 lakh, and a tractor purchased in 2019 for approximately Rs 5.13 lakh.Jawali police station issued the freezing order on Sept 18 under Section 68F(1) of the NDPS Act and forwarded it to the competent authority for confirmation under Section 68F(2). The authority confirmed the freezing after the accused failed to furnish adequate documentary evidence, including income-tax returns and bank statements, establishing the source of funds used to buy the tractor.Nurpur police have secured confirmation for assets worth around Rs 30.70 crore in total as part of their campaign against drug trafficking till now. Police also appealed to the public to share information about drug trafficking and assets suspected to have been acquired through its proceeds.
