drug seizure

Hyderabad, March 15 – A Member of Parliament from Andhra Pradesh and a former MLA from Telangana have tested positive for drugs after police raided a farmhouse in Moinabad near Hyderabad on Saturday night, a senior official said on Sunday.The MP reportedly belongs to the Telugu Desam Party...

New Delhi, March 15 The Delhi Police has cracked an interstate network involved in the illegal supply of psychotropic medicines and arrested four people while seizing a consignment of banned drugs, an official said on Sunday.The accused have been identified as Salman Khan of Patiala, Punjab...

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...

Thane, March 14 A wanted criminal and his accomplice were arrested by the Navi Mumbai Police for allegedly selling narcotic substances under the guise of running a goat farm, leading to the seizure of mephedrone valued at Rs 5.39 lakh, officials said on Saturday.Acting on specific information...

Sri Vijaya Puram, March 14 The Andaman and Nicobar Police have destroyed over 6,000 kg of methamphetamine worth approximately Rs 36,000 crore in a phased operation spread over nine months, officials said on Saturday.The disposal process, which began on June 26, 2025 and was completed on March...

Amaravati, March 13 – In a major crackdown on the illegal manufacture of synthetic drugs, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted a clandestine facility in Andhra Pradesh that was producing Alprazolam, a psychotropic substance under the NDPS Act, 1985.The DRI raided the...

New Delhi, March 13 DRI officials have seized 237 kg of drugs worth Rs 47 crore and over 3.5 tonnes of chemicals from an illegal Alprazolam factory in Andhra Pradesh, and two persons have been arrested, the finance ministry said on Friday.The operation, codenamed "Operation White Hammer," was...

Bengaluru, March 12 A passenger was apprehended at Kempegowda International Airport here on Thursday with hydroponic cannabis worth approximately ₹1.4 crore upon his arrival from Malaysia, officials said.The accused, whose identity has not been disclosed by customs officials, was arrested...

In Jammu and Kashmir, approximately 2 kg of heroin, worth approximately ₹12 crore, was recovered near the International Border (IB) in Jammu today. According to a report by Akashvani Jammu correspondent, the recovery was made by the Jammu Police and the 101st Battalion of the Border Security...

Jammu, March 12 – Police and BSF said on Thursday that in a joint operation, drugs worth Rs 12 crore were recovered from agricultural fields in a village in the Jammu district.Officials said that in a significant achievement in the fight against drug trafficking, the Jammu Police, along with...

Thane, March 12 Police have arrested two individuals and seized mephedrone worth approximately Rs 22 lakh from them in Thane district, Maharashtra, an official said on Thursday.The seizure took place in the Bhiwandi area on Wednesday.According to police, a team from the crime unit searched...

Jammu, March 12 Around 2 kg of heroin, worth approximately Rs 12 crore, was recovered near the International Border here after being dropped by a Pakistani drone, officials said on Thursday.The recovery was made by the Jammu Police and the 101st Battalion of the Border Security Force from...

Mangaluru (Karnataka), March 11 Police have arrested four individuals and seized approximately Rs 1.79 lakh worth of MDMA during a raid in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, officials said on Wednesday.Acting on a tip-off that drugs were being sold from a rented house in Indira Nagar...

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...

Jammu, March 11 Police arrested three alleged drug peddlers on Wednesday and recovered cannabis from their possession in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.During routine patrolling and checks in the Kishtigarh area, police arrested Mubashir Hussain, Muzamil Raja Beg, and...

Ahmedabad, March 11 A court in Ahmedabad has sentenced a Nigerian and a Zambian national to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment in an international drug trafficking case.The special court for Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act cases, in its order passed on Tuesday, also...

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...

Bengaluru, March 10 Four individuals, including three from other states, have been arrested for allegedly selling banned narcotic substances in the city, police said on Tuesday.Following their arrests, police claimed to have seized 37.400 kg of ganja, 33 grams of hydro ganja, and 23.19 grams...

Ahmedabad, March 10 The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist (ATS) Squad has seized 22 kg of the analgesic drug etomidate, disguised as aloe vera powder, at Mumbai airport while it was being illegally exported to Malaysia via air cargo, officials said on Tuesday.The seizure comes days after the ATS arrested...