Amid curfew duty, police continue hitting drug smugglers hard in Tarn Taran

Besides ensuring strict enforcement of the curfew amid the coronavirus outbreak, the Tarn Taran police are also doing its best to “break the backbone” of the drug smugglers in the district, which is among the worst drug-hit districts of Punjab.

The border district’s police have freezed the assets of 16 drug smugglers, worth ₹8.6 crore, in the last one month. Besides, the police have prepared eight new cases for freezing property worth ₹16 crore belonging to various drug smugglers, including those from Havelian village, which is situated at a stone’s throw distance from India Pakistan border.

The property of the smugglers is being seized on the order of the competent authority (CA) — A statutory authority under the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act, 1976 — and under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/amid-curfew-duty-police-continue-hitting-drug-smugglers-hard-in-tarn-taran/story-Zb4a0wsmEyf3ZIvH0nFpLI.html