The Special Task Force (STF) of the Odisha police has seized properties worth around Rs 2 crore of “most wanted” fugitive drug trafficker Anil Kumar Pandi.
The agency identified and seized the illegal properties acquired by Anil during probe in an NDPS case. A detailed proposal for confirmation of seizure/forfeiture of the properties earned out of illegal contraband drugs business was sent to the office of the competent authority in Kolkata as per provision of Section 68 (F) NDPS Act, 1985.
The seized properties included one palatial 3-storied building having a swimming pool worth around Rs 1.5 crore, 33 plots and bank deposits. .
The STF suspected that the drug trafficker owns properties in Gujarat and Maharashtra too.
Earlier, the agency had seized 10 quintal ganja, one truck and other incriminating materials in connection with the case on August 13, 2021.
Notably, Anil Pandi of Chhachina village under the Kodala police station in Ganjam district is one of the most wanted drug traffickers involved in multiple cases in Gujarat and Odisha.
Since he is absconding, court has issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against him. Earlier, his brother Sunil had been arrested by the Gujarat police.