Fatehabad police bust interstate opium racket, freeze Rs 30 lakh drug property
Fatehabad Police have launched a major crackdown on narcotics trafficking, carrying out two separate operations that led to the arrest of two alleged interstate drug traffickers and the freezing of property worth around Rs 30 lakh believed to be linked to drug proceeds.
Opium consignment intercepted on National Highway-9
Fatehabad Superintendent of Police Nikita Khattar told NDTV that a CIA Ratia team was on routine surveillance near Dhangar Bridge on National Highway-9 after receiving intelligence about an opium consignment being moved from Madhya Pradesh to Haryana and Punjab. Acting on the tip-off, officers set up a checkpoint and intercepted a Honda City matching the description shared by the informer.
13 kg opium recovered, two arrested
A search of the vehicle led to the recovery of 13.06 kilograms of opium, with an estimated illicit market value of nearly Rs 70 lakh. Police arrested the two occupants — a man and a woman, both residents of Madhya Pradesh — and seized the car used to transport the contraband.
News channel stickers on car spark fresh probe
Investigators have flagged an unusual detail in the case: the seized vehicle carried stickers of a news channel on both its front and rear. Police suspect the stickers may have been used to dodge scrutiny during transit and are now probing whether they were deliberately misused, and whether a larger trafficking network was involved.
A case has been registered at Sadar Fatehabad Police Station under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Police said the main accused already has a prior NDPS case registered in Punjab’s Bathinda district. Officials are expected to seek custodial remand to trace the supply chain and identify other members of the network.
Rs 30 lakh property frozen in separate action
In a related development, Tohana City Police froze a residential property worth approximately Rs 30 lakh belonging to an alleged drug trafficker, invoking NDPS Act provisions on illegally acquired assets.
The action stemmed from an earlier heroin recovery case, in which the accused reportedly told police he had bought the narcotics from the property owner. Further investigation indicated the house had allegedly been purchased using proceeds from drug trafficking.
34 traffickers’ properties frozen so far
ASP Divyanshi Singla said district police are focused not just on making arrests but on dismantling the financial backbone of the narcotics trade. With this latest action, properties linked to 34 alleged drug traffickers have now been frozen in the district, she said, adding that similar action will continue against those involved in drug trafficking.
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Salute the enforcement authorities for doing so much good to the society by catching the drug peddlers. Need to interview the parents of such criminals and publicize their family lineage for social ostracizing them in all society functions.& deny basic govt priveleges