Moga, April 9: Authorities in Moga have executed a significant financial strike against the narcotics trade by attaching properties worth ₹2.2 crore linked to three convicted drug traffickers. The crackdown, carried out on Thursday, involved the seizure of residential buildings, vehicles, and land parcels that police asserted were purchased using money generated from the sale of illegal drugs.
The enforcement operation focused on two separate cases registered under the NDPS Act. In the first instance, assets belonging to Harpreet Singh and Gagandip Singh were targeted after their 2025 arrest for possessing opium and synthetic narcotic tablets. Their frozen wealth totals nearly ₹1.79 crore. Additionally, the state moved against Lakhwira Singh, a resident of Fatehgarh Panjtoor already sentenced to a decade in jail, seizing his house and vehicle valued at ₹41.5 lakh.
Senior Superintendent of Police Ajay Gandhi declared that these actions are part of a broader administrative strategy to neutralize the influence of drug cartels. Gandhi noted that the investigations were thorough, ensuring that each property could be directly traced back to the proceeds of crime.
The orders for attachment received the necessary clearance from the Union Finance Department, marking a high-level coordination in the state’s anti-drug campaign. Police representatives maintained that targeting the wealth of smugglers is as critical as physical arrests in curbing the narcotics menace. “The government will continue to use every legal tool available to ensure that drug money does not circulate within our economy,” an official spokesperson affirmed.
