AMRITSAR, Oct. 15 -- In a move aimed at crippling the financial backbone of drug traffickers, the Competent Authority and Administrator under the NDPS Act, ministry of finance, department of revenue, has confirmed the freezing of assets worth Rs.25.5 crore of two persons accused of drug trafficking.

The action was taken under Section 68F(2) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, as per the government spokesperson.

The order, confirmed on October 10, 2025, follows a detailed financial probe by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Amritsar Zonal Unit in connection with Crime No. 14/2025, which stemmed from the seizure of 34,372 Tramadol tablets from a local pharmaceutical network in Amritsar.

According to the N...