Jaipur: Rajasthan Police have frozen movable and immovable properties worth Rs 73.64 crore belonging to alleged drug traffickers, as part of an intensified crackdown in the state.
The action has been taken from January till now, under the BJP-led government headed by Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, with police stepping up enforcement against narcotics networks.
Speaking to the media, Narcotics Control wing IG Vikas Kumar said 63 cases have been registered against drug traffickers. Orders to freeze assets have been issued in 38 of these cases.
He said the seized properties include houses, shops, agricultural lands and vehicles. Among the major actions, assets worth Rs 18.79 crore linked to Rahul Banjara from Gangrar in Chittorgarh district were frozen, while properties worth Rs 18.48 crore were attached in Baran district.
In Jhalawar, assets worth Rs 12.65 crore belonging to nine accused were seized, and in Pratapgarh, properties including a poultry farm and vehicles worth Rs 8.24 crore were frozen. Overall, the total value of assets attached across the state stands at Rs 73.64 crore, he added.
