New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- The Delhi Police has secured freezing orders for illicit cash proceeds worth Rs 3.72 crore in a narcotics investigation, marking the highest amount since the establishment of the Competent Authority for North India in 1976, according to the police.
The action relates to an FIR registered by the Okhla Industrial Area police station under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Eight alleged members of a narcotics supply network have been arrested in the case, and around 1.383 kg of smack has been seized.
According to the police, the investigation began with the apprehension of local drug peddlers and subsequently uncovered links to intermediaries, suppliers and major stockists allegedly operating from Faridabad in Haryana.
The accused have been identified as Kiran alias Ram Prashad, Neeraj alias Thapa, Ashok alias Ramu, Maniya alias Suman Pathak, Vicky, Guddu, Sunit alias Nanhe and Gopi Singh.
During the investigation, the police traced illicit cash proceeds worth Rs 3,71,98,560 and obtained freezing orders from the competent authority to prevent their disposal or transfer.
The move is aimed at disrupting the financial operations of the alleged narcotics network.
A copy of the freezing order has been handed over to Sunit alias Nanhe, the police said. Gopi Singh is currently lodged in Faridabad jail in connection with a separate case registered in Haryana.
The order will be conveyed to him through the concerned jail authorities.
The investigation is ongoing to trace the complete financial trail, identify additional assets and establish further links within the alleged
drug supply network.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.