drug enforcement

Thane, March 20 A 17-year-old boy was apprehended allegedly with 10 kilograms of marijuana worth Rs 12.66 lakh in Vashi, Navi Mumbai, a police official said on Friday.He was apprehended on Thursday after a car with two occupants was intercepted, one of whom, a 22-year-old man, managed to...

Mumbai, March 17 In light of the recent crackdown on drug traffickers in the Motibag area of Nagpur, the State Government will implement a 'Zero Tolerance' policy against narcotics. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday that strict action...

Amaravati, March 15 The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Sunday sought a detailed explanation from its Eluru Lok Sabha member, Putta Mahesh Kumar, over allegations that he consumed drugs at a farmhouse in Hyderabad.Reacting to the allegations, Kumar denied them and said he only attended a dinner...

Amaravati, March 15 – The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has taken a serious view of MP Putta Mahesh Kumar Yadav being caught with drugs in Hyderabad and has directed him to stay away from party activities.Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP national president N. Chandrababu Naidu took a serious...

Hyderabad, March 15 – Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Mahesh Kumar Goud on Sunday challenged BRS working president K. T. Rama Rao to undergo a drug test.Stating that all Congress MLAs and MLCs are ready to undergo a drug test during the upcoming Assembly session starting...

Hyderabad, March 15 The drug bust in Telangana, in which former BRS MLA Pilot Rohith Reddy tested positive for alleged drug consumption, has sparked a political controversy, with TPCC president B Mahesh Kumar Goud challenging all MLAs, including opposition leader KT Rama Rao and his party...

Hyderabad, March 15 TDP MP from Andhra Pradesh, Putta Mahesh Kumar, and former BRS MLA, Pilot Rohith Reddy, were among six people detained here after testing positive for alleged drug consumption, officials said on Sunday.Based on reliable information that a drug party was taking place at a...

Shimla, March 13 The Himachal Pradesh Police on Friday said they have arrested a major supplier of LSD drug from Gurugram and uncovered a narcotics trafficking network.The accused has been identified as Naviel Harrison (27), a native of Calicut, Kerala, they said.While addressing the media...

Jammu, March 12 Over 1.5 kg of heroin, worth more than Rs 8 crore, was recovered near the International Border here, officials said on Thursday.The recovery was made from the Bahadurpura village in the Bishnah area late Wednesday night, when a local noticed it in a field, they said...

Jammu & Kashmir Police in Anantnag achieved a significant success by arresting two drug peddlers in separate operations and recovered contraband substances from their possession.Srinagar, March 11: Jammu & Kashmir Police in Anantnag achieved a significant success by arresting two drug peddlers...

Thane, March 11 Two individuals were arrested with a large quantity of charas, valued at approximately Rs 4.31 crore in the illicit market, in the Thane district of Maharashtra, police said on Wednesday.Police seized the contraband, packed in 13 packets, from Harshal Patel (19) and Sirajuddin...

Ahmedabad, March 10 – A Special NDPS Court in Ahmedabad on Tuesday sentenced a Zambian and a Nigerian national to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment in connection with the recovery of 2.757 kg of heroin in 2021, officials of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said.The Special Court punished...

Chandigarh, March 9 The AAP government has launched a comprehensive campaign against the drug trade through strict enforcement, community involvement, and preventive education, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said on Monday.The Punjab Police have registered 36,178 FIRs under the...

Guwahati, March 9 The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has seized 524.9 kg of ganja worth approximately Rs 2.6 crore in Assam and arrested two individuals as part of intensified operations ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in Assam and West Bengal.The seizure took place on March 8 when...

Guwahati, March 9 – The NCB, in a joint operation with the CRPF, arrested two drug traffickers and seized 524.9 kilograms of Ganja, estimated to be worth Rs 2.6 crore, an official said on Monday.On Sunday, acting on specific information, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Guwahati Zonal Unit...

Chandigarh, March 8 The anti-drug campaign, "Yudh Nashian Virudh," is a sustained effort to combat the drug menace, with Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema stating on Sunday that thousands of cases have been registered and large quantities of drugs seized over the past year.While...

Jammu, March 8 A senior police officer has directed intensified surveillance across the hilly Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, with particular focus on tourist and religious places, to thwart attempts by anti-national elements to disturb peace.Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Doda...

Guwahati, March 8 Five individuals were arrested after 3.25 crore worth of heroin was seized from their possession in Cachar district, Assam, according to the Chief Minister's Office.The arrests and recovery of the narcotics substance were made from two vehicles on Saturday.The CMO, in a...

Aizawl, March 5 The NCB has arrested four individuals, including a national from Myanmar, and seized drugs worth approximately ₹31 crore along the India-Myanmar international border as part of a coordinated anti-narcotics operation in Mizoram, officials said on Thursday.Approximately 36 kg of...

Chandigarh, March 2 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Monday that the ongoing anti-drug campaign has fundamentally altered the fight against narcotics by dismantling entrenched networks and ensuring strict enforcement as "Yudh Nashian Virudh" completes one year.In a statement, Mann...