3.5cr assets of 7 drug cases accused sealed

Shimla: In a first this year, police in Solan have frozen the seized assets of seven accused in three cases of drug smuggling. They are worth more than Rs 3.5 crore In one of the cases, the accused was charged with the possession of about 37kg of charas. Another FIR involved charges of heroin smuggling against Gurpreet Singh of Sirsa district in Haryana. The third FIR also pertained to heroin smuggling in which the property of Chandigarh-based Kapil Garg was seized. In one of these cases, it was found that a youth had died due to overdose of heroin at Jutogh in Shimla.Investigation revealed that Kapil Garg along with his sons ran a drug business in the guise of running a hotel and had acquired property worth crores in his wife and his names. He had bought land, house, hotel, acquired bank balance and had several fixed deposits, all of which were worth nearly Rs 2.33 crore. The accused also made transactions of about Rs 21 crore from his bank accounts over the last few years.

Heroin worth nearly 16cr seized, 1 held

Delhi Police's special cell dismantled a major interstate narcotics cartel, seizing 4kg heroin worth Rs 16 crore from a truck arriving from Manipur. The operation led to the arrest of Animesh Sarkar, a key member involved in smuggling heroin from Myanmar to Delhi and other regions. Efforts are ongoing to identify other syndicate members.

Heroin worth 10cr dropped by Pak drone seized in Sriganganagar

In Sriganganagar, police seized a packet containing two kilograms of heroin estimated to be worth Rs 10 crore from an agricultural field near Majhiwala village. Suspected to have been dropped by a drone from Pakistan, the local smugglers evaded capture. A case has been filed against unidentified persons, and investigations are ongoing.

Heroin worth 10cr dropped by Pak drone seized in Sriganganagar

Sriganganagar police seized two kilograms of heroin, valued at Rs 10 crore, from an agricultural field in Majhiwala village. The heroin is suspected to have been dropped by a drone from Pakistan. Local smugglers fled the scene, prompting a village-wide search operation. A case has been filed and an investigation is underway.

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