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Wellington, March 30 – New Zealand's largest-ever drug bust has revived focus on Baltej Singh, the nephew of Satwant Singh – one of the two bodyguards involved in the assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1984 – highlighting a complex intersection of "international...

New Delhi, March 29 The Delhi Police has dismantled an organized inter-state drug network, arresting four people and apprehending a minor, while seizing psychotropic substances worth over Rs 4.5 crore, an official said on Sunday.The seized contraband includes 3.5 kg of Alprazolam tablets...

New Delhi, March 29 – The Delhi Police Crime Branch's Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) has made a major breakthrough in combating drug trafficking by dismantling a well-organized interstate drug network. The operation resulted in the seizure of psychotropic substances worth over ₹4.5 crore and...

Jammu, March 29 Four individuals suspected of drug trafficking were arrested along with heroin in two different locations in the districts of Jammu and Udhampur, in the Jammu and Kashmir region, on Sunday, according to police.Mohit Sharma, Ankit Mahajan, and Ankit Bhat were stopped and...

Patna, March 28 – In a major crackdown, police here have recovered a large quantity of brown sugar, including raw materials for making the drug, valued at around Rs 25 crore. Police officials said on Saturday.Patna Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kartikeya Sharma confirmed the drug...

Mysuru, March 28 Drug substances worth approximately Rs 12 crore were seized from a shed near the Hunsur taluk here, and two people have been arrested, police said on Saturday.According to police sources, the seizure includes 7.35 kg of Mephedrone (a synthetic stimulant drug) and 41 kg of drug...

New Delhi, March 28 Two men, including a cafe owner, were arrested after police seized an estimated Rs 10 lakh worth of drugs in southeast Delhi, officials said on Saturday.Police intercepted vehicles near Taimoor Nagar on Friday and arrested the accused after they attempted to flee.The...

Srinagar, March 28 Police in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday seized a residential property under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act as part of an ongoing crackdown on drug-related activities, an official said.The house belonged to Mushtaq Ahmad...

Aizawl, March 27 At least two people were arrested with 351 grams of heroin in Tuirial, on the outskirts of Aizawl in Mizoram, the excise department said in a statement on Friday.The operation took place late on Thursday, it said.The drug was seized from a car, and the two accused have been...

Panaji, March 26 Police have arrested a 44-year-old Nigerian national after seizing drugs worth approximately Rs 2 lakh from his possession in the North Goa district, officials said.The man had also been arrested in a drug-related case in 2017, they said.Acting on specific intelligence, a...

Thane, March 25 Thane police have arrested two men and seized mephedrone worth Rs 4.12 crore from their possession, a senior official said on Wednesday.Sohel Dilip Khan (26) and Rohit Vilas Sitapure (29) were arrested in the city on Monday following a tip-off.As much as 2 kg of the narcotic...

Jammu, March 25 Four individuals, allegedly involved in drug trafficking, were arrested with heroin from various locations in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, police said.A private car was intercepted along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway near Tikri, and 5.44 grams of...

Kolkata, March 24 – Police seized a large quantity of cannabis from two districts in West Bengal on Tuesday, while firearms were recovered from another district.The Government Railway Police (GRP) recovered approximately 13 kilograms of cannabis from Platform No. 2 of Kharagpur Station in the...

Chennai, March 24 Election officials have seized cash, liquor, drugs, and other goods valued at ₹178.78 crore across Tamil Nadu.The surveillance and enforcement teams of the Election Commission deployed to monitor and curb illegal inducements seized ₹112.37 crore worth of precious metals...

Jaipur, March 24 Police in the district of Rajasthan have seized nearly 1 kg of synthetic psychoactive drug MDMA, valued at around Rs 1 crore, and arrested an accused during an ongoing anti-drug campaign, officials said on Tuesday.The operation was carried out under "Operation Sankalp - Nasha...

Bengaluru, March 24 Five people have been arrested for allegedly trafficking the banned narcotic substance MDMA and ganja in different parts of the city, police said on Tuesday.Police said they seized 3.912 kg of ganja, 343 grams of MDMA, and 170 grams of other narcotic substances, along with...

Srinagar, March 24 – Police in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir announced on Tuesday that they had arrested a drug dealer and recovered 771 grams of illegal drugs from his possession.A police spokesman said that in a major crackdown on drug trafficking, the Pulwama Police apprehended...

Jaipur, March 23 – In a major crackdown under "Operation Trinetra," the Pratapgarh Police, led by Superintendent of Police B. Aditya, seized over 762 kg of illicit doda-chura (poppy husk) following a dramatic encounter with smugglers. The consignment is estimated to be worth over Rs 1.14 crore...

Raigarh, March 23 Police have uncovered illegal opium cultivation in a village in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh, the fifth such instance in the past 18 days, officials said on Monday.Two individuals have been arrested in connection with illegal opium cultivation in Navin Ghatgaon village...

Itanagar, March 22 Four people were arrested with drugs in Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh, police said on Sunday.Acting on a tip-off, a police team conducted a raid at Dokum Colony and recovered 12.90 grams of heroin worth approximately Rs 82,000, they said.Tony Gamlin (28), a suspected drug...