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Gurugram: ED freezes property Dubai-based Drug Kingpin Jasmeet Hakimzada

Gurugram: ED freezes Rs 1.22 crore property of Dubai-based Drug Kingpin Jasmeet Hakimzada

The Gurugram Zonal Office of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has taken action against international drug smuggler Jasmeet Hakimzada and has temporarily attached his property worth Rs 1.22 crore.

Gurugram: The Gurugram Zonal Office of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has taken action against international drug smuggler Jasmeet Hakimzada and has temporarily attached his property worth Rs 1.22 crore. Jasmeet Hakimzada is currently living in Dubai and his attached property is in Sohna area of ​​Gurugram.

In fact, on 27 August 2024, ED also searched bank lockers in the name of Hakimzada and his wife in Delhi. 1.06 kg gold and 370 grams of diamond jewellery were found from these lockers, which were seized by ED. The cash earned from drugs was deposited in different bank accounts in India and then property was purchased in Gurugram with the same money. This property has been attached by ED.

Action on NIA’s FIR

ED has done this on the basis of an FIR registered by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). NIA had registered a case against Jasmeet Hakimzada and some others under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) 1967 and NDPS Act 1985. Investigation has revealed that Jasmeet Hakimzada has been declared an important foreign drug trafficker by the US government. Also, his name is included in the list of the Office of Foreign Assets Control.

Links with Khalistan Liberation Force

Investigation has also revealed that Hakimzada’s name is also linked to Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) and its chief Harmeet Singh hiding in Pakistan. Jasmeet was running a big narco-terror network in India. The money earned from drugs was sent to Dubai through hawala, in which the help of some money changers of Amritsar was taken.