Ludhiana, March 26 -- In a major crackdown on drug traffickers, the Ludhiana rural police on Tuesday attached properties worth Rs.14.99 crore belonging to 19 alleged drug peddlers. The action was taken under the Punjab government's ongoing "Nasheyan Virudh Yuddh" (War Against Drugs) drive.

According to Ludhiana Rural DSP (Investigation) Guriqbal Singh, police teams visited the properties and pasted attachment notices on their main gates. He added that apart from these properties, further investigations were underway to identify additional assets of the accused, which would also be attached in the coming days under Section 68 (F) of the NDPS Act, which deals with the seizure or freezing of illegally acquired properties.

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