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Imphal, February 27 Two individuals from Madhya Pradesh were arrested by security forces on Friday while attempting to smuggle a large quantity of suspected heroin from Manipur, officials said.A team of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) stationed at Imphal airport recovered 4.8 kg...

Kishanganj (Bihar), February 27 Police on Friday seized 246 kg of ganja (marijuana) worth around Rs 1.23 crore in Kishanganj district of Bihar and arrested two persons, officials said.The accused have been identified as Mohammad Imtiaz and Vijay Kumar Thakur, both residents of Madhubani...

Koraput, February 26 Hashish oil worth approximately Rs 225 crore was seized from a forest in the Koraput district of Odisha on Thursday, police said.Acting on a tip-off, a team led by SP Rohit Verma busted a manufacturing unit inside the Jholaput forest near the state's border with Andhra...

New Delhi, February 26 A 51-year-old man was apprehended with illegally imported cigarettes worth approximately Rs 40 lakh in the Kashmere Gate area of north Delhi, an official said on Thursday.The accused, identified as Sanjay Aggarwal, a resident of Ambala in Haryana, was intercepted by a...

New Delhi, February 26 Customs officers at Indira Gandhi International Airport here have seized 23.9 kg of suspected ganja (marijuana), estimated to be worth nearly Rs 24 crore, from two Indian passengers arriving from Krabi (Thailand), officials said on Thursday.The passengers arrived at...

Sri Vijaya Puram, February 25 Police in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands have felicitated two home guard volunteers for recovering 6.9 kg of methamphetamine from a remote jungle, in the first instance of members from a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group contributing to a major narcotics...

New Delhi, February 25 The Delhi Police have seized over 1 kg of heroin worth approximately Rs 6 crore and arrested a 23-year-old suspected drug peddler, who comes from a family alleged to be involved in narcotics trafficking, an official said on Wednesday.The police said the accused belongs...

Mysuru (Karnataka), February 24 Police announced on Tuesday that they had arrested four drug dealers and seized contraband worth Rs 10.30 lakh.Acting on specific information, police conducted a search within the jurisdiction of the Mandi Police Station on Monday and recovered 103 grams of...

Srinagar, February 24 Two drug peddlers, based in Punjab, were arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir Police's Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) on Tuesday in separate incidents in the districts of Srinagar and Budgam in the valley.The arrested individuals were identified as Ajay Kumar and Johon...

Thane, February 24 Two individuals have been arrested in Navi Mumbai for allegedly possessing opium worth approximately Rs 1 crore, police said on Tuesday.Based on a tip-off, police raided a premises in the Ghot Camp locality in Taloja on Monday and apprehended the accused, both hailing from...

Mumbai, February 22 The Government Railway Police seized approximately 14 kg of Charas, estimated to be worth around ₹13.83 crore, from a general coach of the Avadh Express at Bandra Terminus in Mumbai, officials said on Sunday.The contraband was found inside an unattended, suspicious bag...

Kolkata, February 22 The Assam Rifles have seized around Rs 11.85 crore worth of banned methamphetamine tablets in the Lawngtlai district of Mizoram and apprehended four people, including three nationals of Myanmar, a defence statement said on Sunday.The arrests and seizures were made on...

Aizawl, February 21 – Assam Rifles have seized highly addictive methamphetamine tablets valued at over ₹11.85 crore by arresting four drug peddlers, including three nationals from Myanmar, in Mizoram, officials said on Saturday.A defence spokesman said that, acting on specific intelligence...

Maharajganj (UP), February 20 A man was arrested here with approximately 48 kilograms of charas, worth around Rs 20 crore in the international market, a senior police officer said on Friday.The accused, identified as Rakesh Yadav (35), a resident of Maharajganj, was arrested by a police team...

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...

Srinagar, February 19 Two individuals, alleged to be drug peddlers, were arrested with contraband in their possession in the Shopian district, police said on Thursday.The arrests were made at the Keegam police post in the Aribagh Pirpora area of the south Kashmir district during a routine...

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...

New Delhi, February 18 The Delhi Police have arrested a couple when they were transporting heroin worth Rs 7.5 crore to the national capital, disguised as a family trip, an official said on Wednesday.The police have arrested three people – including the couple and a receiver – and recovered a...

Srinagar, February 17 Jammu and Kashmir Police apprehended three alleged drug peddlers from the Pattan area of the Baramulla district on Tuesday.In a post on the official X handle of the Baramulla Police, a spokesperson said that 61 grams of a substance resembling brown sugar, 39 foil pouches...

New Delhi, February 16 Two Indian passengers arriving from Bangkok were intercepted by customs officers at Terminal-3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport, and over six kg of suspected ganja, estimated to be worth approximately Rs 6.019 crore, was seized from them, officials said on...