# UP seizes Rs 78.5 crore assets in anti-drug crackdown

2026-09-25T00:01:35+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 3 independent outlets

Uttar Pradesh has confiscated properties worth Rs 78.5 crore in 69 narcotics cases between January 1 and September 23, 2026, according to a state police statement. The figure is more than four times the Rs 19 crore seized in 29 cases in 2025. The Anti-Narcotics Task Force and district police jointly carried out the operations under the NDPS Act. Preventive detentions under the PIT-NDPS Act have jumped sharply: 71 alleged traffickers were detained this year, up from 19 in 2025 and seven in 2024. Director General of Police Rajeev Krishna said the aim is to dismantle entire trafficking networks and seize illegal wealth, not just make arrests. The state has set a target of becoming drug-free by 2029.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

India Today and Hindustan Times both report the figures as straight data from the police press note, with no slant. Free Press Journal frames a separate arrest of four traffickers as an achievement of the Yogi government, crediting the administration by name. The three sources together show uniform factual reporting on the asset seizures and detentions, while Free Press adds an explicit government-credit angle on a specific operation. The key number to track is the 71 PIT-NDPS detentions: the next quarterly data will show if the pace holds. The police have also targeted drug-linked assets worth about Rs 78.5 crore in 69 cases this year under Sections 68(E) and 68(F) of the NDPS Act. ANTF accounted for 40 cases involving assets worth around Rs 13 crore, while the state police reported 38 cases involving about Rs 68.5 crore.

## Coverage

- indiatoday.in (neutral report) <https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/uttar-pradesh-drug-crackdown-rs-78-5-crore-properties-confiscated-ptag-3002273-2026-09-25?utm_source=rss>
  Straight reporting of police data and DGP quote
- hindustantimes.com (neutral report) <https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/crackdown-on-drug-traffickers-in-uttar-pradesh-tenfold-jump-in-preventive-detentions-in-two-years-101790267094761.html>
  Factual data on detentions and seizures, no spin
- freepressjournal.in (pro government) <https://www.freepressjournal.in/uttar-pradesh/impact-of-yogi-govts-strict-action-four-traffickers-arrested-with-illegal-heroin-and-smack-worth-230-crore>
  Headline credits Yogi government for arrest success

Tags: ANTF, NDPS Act, Rajeev Krishna, Uttar Pradesh Police
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