NCB seizes 25 properties worth Rs 20 crore in Mohali in drugs trafficking probe
The properties include industrial plots, shops, commercial units and residential flats, mainly in areas such as Gilco Industrial Park, City Centre-3 and City Centre Walk in Mohali.
PTC News Desk: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has taken major action against an alleged illegal drug network operating in Punjab and the Chandigarh region. The NCB’s Chandigarh Zonal Unit has frozen 25 properties worth ₹20.10 crore linked to an interstate drug-trafficking network.
The properties include industrial plots, shops, commercial units and residential flats, mainly in areas such as Gilco Industrial Park, City Centre-3 and City Centre Walk in Mohali.
On October 30, 2026, the competent authority in Delhi confirmed the freeze under Section 68F(2) of the NDPS Act. The NCB had issued the freezing order on October 2. The properties can no longer be sold, transferred or otherwise dealt with.
Properties allegedly bought with drug
The NCB’s financial investigation found that money earned from the sale of illegally supplied medicines was routed through the bank accounts of different firms.
According to the agency, the accused bought properties in their own names and those of family members but could not explain the legal source of the funds. The frozen properties include industrial plots, shops, shop-cum-offices and residential apartments in Mohali and areas such as Janta Industrial Estate, Galaxy Heights-2 and Queenstown.
The network came to light on February 7, 2025, when 5,000 tramadol tablets were seized in Amritsar. The packaging named M/s JR Pharmaceuticals of Haridwar as the manufacturer and M/s Tiwari Medical Agencies of Dehradun as the marketing firm.
Investigators found that the marketing firm did not actually exist. The NCB then formed a special investigation team to trace the supply chain. The probe allegedly uncovered a network involving pharmaceutical companies in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, which were supplying medicines through fictitious entities.
Seizures and arrests
The NCB said it has seized large quantities of drugs and raw materials in the case and arrested 17 people. The investigation has reportedly uncovered links across seven states.
The seizures include:
Around 34 lakh psychotropic tablets
10.57 lakh bottles of codeine-based syrup
50,000 tramadol ampoules
5,000 midazolam vials
Around 2,200 kg of psychotropic powder and raw materials
The alleged network operated in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh.
Drugs seized from two Himachal companies
During the investigation, the NCB also seized large quantities of psychotropic medicines and raw materials from M/s Digital Vision and M/s Wellington Healthcare in Kala Amb, Himachal Pradesh.
The agency said Konik Goel, Manik Goel and their father, Parshotam Lal Goel, residents of Ambala Cantonment, are absconding. According to the NCB, they did not join the investigation despite summons and non-bailable warrants. The Supreme Court has also rejected their anticipatory bail pleas.
The frozen properties are registered in the names of these accused and their family members. The NCB said the action is aimed at targeting money allegedly earned through drug trafficking and assets acquired with those proceeds.