Shimla, Aug. 11 -- In a major crackdown on an interstate drug trafficking network, Shimla Police has identified, seized and freezed illegal assets worth around Rs 2.09 crore, allegedly acquired through drug trafficking, as part of an intensified financial investigation into the narcotics trade.

Additional SP, Shimla City, Mehar Panwar said the police action marked a shift from merely recovering drugs and arresting traffickers to targeting the financial infrastructure and illegal assets created through the narcotics trade.

The case originated on June 20, 2026, when the Shimla Police Special Cell, acting on a specific intelligence input, raided a homestay at Kanlog and arrested Gopal Kumar, a resident of Bathinda, with around 16 grams of ...