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Delhi Police Freezes ₹21.5 Crore in Narco Assets in 2025 Crackdown

Police will set up dedicated ANTF units to deepen money-trail cases.

Overview

  • Properties tied to at least 30 accused were sealed through September 15, with the Crime Branch’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force accounting for about ₹17.5 crore.
  • The value of assets frozen this year far exceeds previous years, rising from ₹38 lakh in 2023 to ₹5 crore in 2024 and ₹21.5 crore so far in 2025.
  • Financial investigations are underway against 19 additional alleged offenders involving assets valued at more than ₹5 crore.
  • Investigators are leveraging NIDAAN, FIU-IND and ICJS alongside forensic accounting, cyber-financial probes and cryptocurrency tracing to map flows of illicit funds.
  • Police say financial evidence is strengthening prosecutions and exposing inter-state and international links, with freezes spanning luxury vehicles, land, homes, bank accounts and digital wallets.