Shimla, May 27 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh Police has frozen assets worth Rs 1.13 crore belonging to major drug peddlers in two separate cases registered in the Shimla district, marking one of the biggest property seizure actions against drug trafficking networks, police said on Wednesday.
Addressing a press conference, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Abhishek Dhiman said the action was taken following detailed financial investigations conducted in two separate cases registered in Kumarsain and Kotkhai.
Providing information about the first case, the ASP said that on April 10, 2026, the police had arrested three Nepalese nationals allegedly with approximately nine kg of opium. Further investigation led to the arrest of a Nepalese woman named Laxmi, who was also arrested allegedly with around 2 kg of opium.
The police have frozen assets worth Rs 53 lakh linked to the two accused, he said.
Providing details of the second case, the ASP said that recently, the police had detained an individual named Aryan under the Prevention of Illicit Trafficking Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT NDPS) Act from Kotkhai area in the district for being a habitual drug trafficker.
He said that a financial investigation revealed that he had constructed a two-storey building in his village and had also purchased a Scorpio vehicle worth Rs 60 lakh through money acquired by drug trafficking. PTI/COR MNK MNK
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