Dharamshala, Oct. 22 -- Nurpur police have achieved a significant breakthrough by taking legal action against illegally acquired assets worth Rs.48 lakh belonging to a drug trafficker detained under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act, officials said on Thursday.

According to police, the assets comprise a residential house at Channi village in Indora tehsil in Kangra district, valued at Rs.45 lakh, and an amount totalling Rs. 2.40 lakh recorded as drug money.

Police officials said that the case pertains to a resident of Sirat village. On July 30, 2023, police recovered 10grams of heroin and Rs.8,500 from his possession. An FIR was registered under Sections 21 and 25 of the NDPS ...