Lucknow: The state law enforcement apparatus has significantly scaled up measures against drug trafficking networks across Uttar Pradesh as part of a ongoing campaign to dismantle organized illicit trades. The Uttar Pradesh Police, in coordination with the Anti Narcotics Task Force, have expanded operations targeting both active smugglers and the financial infrastructure supporting illicit narcotics operations.
Director General of Police Rajeev Krishna declared that law enforcement agencies are acting with the explicit goal of achieving a complete drug-free state by 2029. He maintained that police operations extend beyond preliminary arrests, focusing heavily on dismantling distribution networks and systematically seizing real estate and capital acquired through illegal activity.
Pursuant to provisions under Sections 68(E) and 68(F) of the NDPS Act, authorities are freezing and permanently confiscating financial assets linked to narcotics offenses following formal investigation and statutory hearings. Official figures indicate that property seizes amounted to approximately nineteen crore rupees across twenty-nine cases in 2025, while total illegal assets confiscated in 2026 reached eighty crore rupees across sixty-nine cases through combined police and task force operations.
Preventive detention measures under the PIT NDPS Act have similarly seen a marked increase to restrict repeat offenders and key syndicate figures. Official records show that preventive detention actions rose from seven traffickers in 2024 to nineteen in 2025, reaching seventy-one individuals in 2026, including actions against prominent figures such as Gurumel Singh, Bhola Prasad, Sanjeev Rana, Vibhor Rana, Shermani Patel, and Parmanand.
