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Srinagar, March 10 Three individuals alleged to be involved in drug trafficking have been arrested in the Baramulla and Shopian districts of Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday."As part of ongoing efforts to eliminate drug abuse from society, police arrested three drug peddlers in the Baramulla...

Kochi, March 8 The Kerala Catholic Bishops Conference (KCBC), a key body of the Catholic Church in the state, on Sunday criticised the state government over the rising number of liquor outlets and alleged inaction against alcoholism and drug abuse.The KCBC Temperance Commission issued a...

New Delhi/Chennai, March 6 The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Friday claimed to have busted a transnational drug trafficking racket with the arrest of five persons, including a Sri Lankan refugee, and the seizure of 78 kg of narcotics.The alleged racket was operating across India, Nepal...

Mumbai, March 4 The Customs department has seized narcotic substances, foreign currency, gold, and precious stones worth more than ₹46 crore in separate cases detected over a week at the Mumbai international airport, an official said on Wednesday.A total of 44.292 kg of suspected hydroponic...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 4 A 37-year-old retired Navy officer was arrested after 1.2 kg of marijuana and 10 cannabis plants were allegedly seized from his house in this coastal district of Kerala, Excise officials said on Wednesday.The accused, identified as Binu V William of Mararikulam...

Chandigarh, March 3 The Haryana Police launched a large-scale special operation, "Operation Aakraman-21," across the state ahead of Holi, taking strict action against criminals and anti-social elements.Under the leadership of Director General of Police Ajay Singhal, the operation took place on...

New Delhi, March 3 The national capital will witness intensified vigilance at all motorable borders between Delhi and Haryana and Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, as part of the elaborate security arrangements to ensure peaceful celebrations, an official said on Tuesday.More than 15,000 police...

New Delhi, March 3 As part of "Operation Aaghat" against habitual offenders, bootleggers, drug peddlers, and other criminals ahead of Holi, the southern range of Delhi Police has arrested 204 people and invoked preventive provisions against 973 individuals, a senior officer said on Tuesday.He...

Ahmedabad, March 2 – A Special Court in Ahmedabad sentenced a drug trafficker to 12 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) and imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh in a 2023 mephedrone smuggling case, an official of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said on Monday.An Additional Sessions Judge in...

Thane, February 26 Three individuals have been arrested allegedly with hydroponic cannabis worth Rs 12.91 crore, the Navi Mumbai police said on Thursday.Acting on a tip-off, a trap was laid near the CIDCO Exhibition Centre and the Rajasthan Bhavan, close to the Vashi railway station, on...

Bengaluru, February 25 Over ₹6.5 crore worth of hydroponically grown cannabis was seized at Kempegowda International Airport, with two passengers arriving from Bangkok being arrested on Wednesday, officials said.In the first case, 5.55 kg of hydroponic cannabis, valued at ₹1.94 crore, was...

Mumbai, February 24 The Customs Department seized hydroponic cannabis worth over ₹23 crore from three passengers who arrived at the Mumbai airport from Bangkok, officials said on Tuesday.Acting on spot checks and the Advance Passenger Information System, the customs officials booked three...

Itanagar, February 23 Four people, including a police head constable, have been arrested in Arunachal Pradesh after drugs were seized from their possession, officials said.Heroin worth over Rs 50,000 was seized from the possession of two persons in Banderdewa on Sunday, officials said.A case...

Chennai, February 20 Claiming that the flow of cannabis into Tamil Nadu has been prevalent even during the previous AIADMK regime, State Minister T M Anbarasan said the state government is taking stringent measures to curb the sale of contraband across the state.Addressing a meeting on...

Jabalpur, February 19 – A special NDPS court in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, on Thursday sentenced three drug traffickers to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1.50 lakh each for interstate activities involving Ganja (cannabis), an NCB official said.The three convicts were...

Kochi, February 19 In a major drug bust, police on Thursday seized 51 kg of cannabis from a rented house near Perumbavoor and arrested a man from West Bengal.The accused, Rubel Mulla (25), a native of Murshidabad in West Bengal, is alleged to have been storing the contraband in a house in TMJ...

Mumbai, February 19 Customs officials seized 24 kg of hydroponic cannabis, valued at Rs 24.3 crore, in separate cases, and arrested six individuals at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport here over the past seven days, an official said on Thursday.All the accused had arrived...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 18 Police have arrested a man and seized 325.267 kilograms of cannabis allegedly smuggled from neighboring Tamil Nadu in a car.The seizure was made during an inspection carried out here on Monday, police said.The accused, identified as Afzal (23), a resident of...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 16 In a major seizure, police seized approximately 350 kg of cannabis from a car at Pappanamcode here on Monday, officials said.Afsal, a resident of Karakulam, has been taken into custody in connection with the seizure.The operation was carried out in the evening...

Bengaluru, February 16 A passenger who arrived from Bangkok at the Kempegowda International Airport here was arrested with 6.98 kg of hydroponic cannabis, valued at ₹2.44 crore, officials said on Monday.The accused, whose identity has not been disclosed, was arrested on February 13 under the...