Lucknow: State enforcement authorities have reported a major increase in punitive actions against narcotics trafficking syndicates, focusing on asset confiscation and preventative detention to disrupt illegal supply chains. The Anti Narcotics Task Force alongside regional police units have intensified regulatory and enforcement mechanisms across all districts.
Providing operational details, Director General of Police Rajeev Krishna affirmed that the state maintains a firm stance against narcotics offences with a target to eliminate the illegal drug trade by 2029. He stated that financial crippling of active networks remains a priority, ensuring that assets generated through criminal activity are provisionally attached and permanently forfeited to the state.
The joint efforts of local police and the task force have led to a sharp rise in asset seizures, with total confiscated illegal properties escalating from four cases worth one crore rupees in 2024 to nearly eighty crore rupees in total combined confiscations during 2026. The Anti Narcotics Task Force alone managed property freezing actions worth thirteen crore rupees across forty specific cases in 2026.
In tandem with financial seizures, strict detention provisions are being applied against habitual offenders to prevent continued operations. Detention proceedings under the PIT NDPS Act were initiated against seventy-one major traffickers up to late September 2026, with the specialized task force handling thirty-three of these cases directly to neutralize high-level smuggling operations across the state.
