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Sonbhadra Police Freeze Over Rs 5.3 Crore Assets in Major Crackdown on Drug Trafficking
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News18•08-10-2026, 00:30
Sonbhadra Police Freeze Over Rs 5.3 Crore Assets in Major Crackdown on Drug Trafficking
- •Sonbhadra police have seized or frozen assets worth over Rs 5.32 crore across five cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
- •The latest action involved freezing assets worth Rs 38.83 lakh belonging to Meera Devi alias Gudiya in the Myorpur area under Section 68F(2) of the NDPS Act.
- •Frozen assets linked to Devi include a house valued at Rs 29.14 lakh, two bank accounts, a motorcycle, and a tractor.
- •Devi faces multiple cases under the NDPS and Gangsters Acts across police stations including Myorpur, Anpara, and Robertsganj.
- •The ongoing crackdown targets properties amassed through the narcotics trade in the strategically located border district of Uttar Pradesh.
Key Questions Answered
Sonbhadra police have seized or frozen assets worth over Rs 5.32 crore across five cases related to alleged drug trafficking under the NDPS Act.
The action against Meera Devi was taken under Section 68F(2) of the NDPS Act before the competent authority under the SAFEMA and NDPS Act in New Delhi.
The frozen assets in the Myorpur area case include a house valued at about Rs 29.14 lakh, two bank accounts containing Rs 25,000 and Rs 4.79 lakh, a motorcycle, and a tractor.
