A major crackdown targeting the financial infrastructure of an interstate illicit pharmaceutical distribution ring has resulted in the formal confirmation of asset freezing orders covering 25 immovable properties valued at roughly 20.10 crore rupees. Under section 68F(2) of the NDPS Act, the competent authority validated the initial restraint directive on 30 October 2026, which was originally enacted on 2 October. The seized property portfolio encompasses prime commercial units, industrial plots, retail shops, business offices, and residential apartments.
Laundering Channels and Prime Real Estate in Mohali
Financial probes revealed that proceeds generated from the unlawful trade of psychotropic and prohibited medicines were routed through bank accounts operated by corporate entities under scrutiny. The accused individuals accumulated real estate in their own names and those of their family members without demonstrating legitimate income streams to account for the acquisitions. A substantial concentration of these restrained holdings is situated in prominent developments across Mohali, including Gilco Industrial Park, Mohali City Centre-3, Mohali City Centre Walk, Janta Industrial Estate, Galaxy Heights-2, and Queenstown.
Origin of the Investigation: Phantom Supply Lines
The unraveling of this elaborate racket began on 7 February 2025, sparked by the interception of a consignment of 5,000 Tramadol tablets in Amritsar. Packaging on the seized merchandise designated M/s J R Pharmaceuticals in Haridwar as the manufacturer, while M/s Tiwari Medical Agencies in Dehradun was printed as the marketing entity. Verification on the ground uncovered that the marketing firm was completely fictional and possessed no real physical establishment.
To trace the broader diversion pipeline, a dedicated Special Investigation Team (SIT) was established. The resulting probe exposed a sophisticated apparatus of operational companies based in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh that were dispatching controlled formulations under the cover of non-existent business identities.
Seven-State Web and Substantial Contraband Interceptions
The investigation mapped out an extensive distribution syndicate functioning across seven Indian states: Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal. Sustained interdiction measures have led to the apprehension of 17 suspects so far.
Enforcement personnel have also impounded massive quantities of raw pharmaceutical chemicals alongside finished preparations
- Approximately 34 lakh psychotropic tablets
- 10.57 lakh bottles of codeine-based formulation cough syrups
- 50,000 Tramadol ampoules
- 5,000 Midazolam vials
- Around 2,200 kilograms of psychotropic bulk powder
Fugitive Ringpins Denied Pre-Arrest Relief
Substantial caches of active ingredients and psychotropic products were recovered during searches at facilities belonging to M/s Digital Vision and M/s Vellinton Healthcare, located in Kala Amb, Himachal Pradesh. The principal masterminds behind the operation, identified as Parshottam Lal Goyal and his sons Konik Goyal and Manik Goyal from Ambala Cantt, remain on the run.
Despite repeated summons and non-bailable arrest warrants, the trio has refused to join proceedings. Their applications seeking anticipatory bail were subsequently dismissed by the Supreme Court. Law enforcement authorities reiterated their resolve to dismantle the illicit financial roots underpinning narcotics diversion networks, urging members of the public to report suspicious activities anonymously via the national narcotics helpline 1933 (MANAS).
