Evidently illicit traffic in drugs not only generates large
financial profits and wealth which adversely affects the
legitimate economic, commercial, and financial activity but also
has links with other related organised criminal activities. This
menace cannot be fought effectively unless the traffickers are
deprived of the enormous profits derived from illicit traffic.
Bearing this in mind, the Central Government has, through the
introduction of Chapter VA titled “ Forfeiture of Property derived
from, or used in illicit traffic” in the Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, taken power to forfeit the
illegally acquired properties held by a person which are
established to be relatable to the illicit traffic offences.
S.O.No. 1- F.No. 4(1)/76-SAFEM/FOPA –In pursuance of clause (f) of
section 17 of the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators
(Forfeiture of Property) Act, 1976 ( 13 of 1976), the Central
Government hereby specifies for the purposes of the said section
the officers mentioned in column (2) of the Table below, being
officers of the Central Government, a State Government or a Union
Territory, as the case may be specified in the corresponding entry
in column (3) of the said Table.
