Haryana attaches Rs 19.52 crore in drug assets, 6,824 apprehended in major crackdown

Neeraj Bali Chandigarh, Oct 23 (UNI) Haryana has attached properties worth Rs 19.52 crore linked to suspected drug trafficking and arrested 6,824 people in the first nine months of 2026, as authorities intensified action against narcotics networks, illegal assets and organised drug cartels, officials said on Friday. The figures were presented at the 14th state-level Narco Coordination Centre (NCORD) Committee meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi. Additional Director General of Police Sanjay Kumar, who heads the Haryana State Narcotics Control Bureau (HSNCB), informed the meeting that the value of attached properties had surged nearly 230 percent from Rs 5.92…