Last updated: 28 September 2026

Punjab Police have forfeited Rs 324.28 crores worth 459 properties of 602 big smugglers during March 2022 to Sep 2024^[1]

Yudh Nashian Virudh (1 March 2025 - 10 Sept 2026): ₹366 crore properties of drug smugglers frozen in 914 cases; 102 hawala operators arrested^[2]

Punjab alone accounted for 50% of all drug-linked properties frozen in India in 2024; ₹600+ crore frozen in calendar years 2024 (₹330 cr) & 2025 (₹270 cr)^[3]

1 March - 31 May 2025^[4]

-- 104 illegal properties demolished
-- Arrested 48 hawala operators and seized ₹10.76 crore in drug money
-- ₹74.27 crore worth property belonging to 144 smugglers freezed

¶ Targetting Profits/Properties of Smuggling

Many more cases to freeze properties worth ₹100s crores are pending with competent authority

References:

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1. https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/nearly-40-000-drug-smugglers-held-in-past-2-5-years-punjab-police-101726511792404.html ↩︎

2. https://updatepunjab.com/punjab/punjab-police-registers-60582-firs-arrests-79784-drug-smugglers-including-708-big-fish-since-launch-of-yudh-nashian-virudh-dgp-gaurav-yadav/ (Punjab Govt Press Release) ↩︎

3. https://ommcomnews.com/india-news/illegal-properties-valued-at-rs-600-crore-linked-to-drug-traffickers-frozen-in-punjab/ (IANS) ↩︎ ↩︎

4. https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/punjab-dgp-hails-success-of-anti-drug-campaign-says-fight-isn-t-over-101748721694035.html ↩︎

5. https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/punjab-police-high-profile-crimes-solved-terrorists-arrested-2024-9754223/ ↩︎

6. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=176620 ↩︎