drug smuggling

Amritsar, March 9 The Punjab Police have arrested a drug smuggler and recovered 9 kg of heroin from his possession in Amritsar, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Monday.The accused has been identified as Ranjit Singh alias Rana, a resident of Gillan Wali village in...

Srinagar, March 9 – Police in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir said on Monday that they had attached a residential property after obtaining court orders, as the property had been acquired through the proceeds of the drug trade.A police statement said: "As part of its ongoing campaign...

Imphal, March 9 Two militants were arrested in different parts of Manipur, police said on Monday.A member of the banned SOREPA was arrested from Kongpal Chingangbam Leikai in Imphal East district on Sunday, they said.He was accused of extorting local small businesses, they added.A member...

Chandigarh, March 7 Amritpal Singh, a notorious gangster linked to the Jaggu Bhagwanpuria gang and involved in extorting businessmen in Punjab, was apprehended at the Moldova border, a top police officer said on Saturday.His arrest followed an Interpol Red Notice issued at the request of the...

Chandigarh, March 4 A person linked to the Bambiha gang was arrested in the Faridkot district of Punjab, a police officer said on Wednesday, adding that three illegal weapons were recovered from him.Jagwinder Singh Kala, a resident of Rama Mandi in Bathinda, was arrested during a joint...

New Delhi, March 3: Investigations into several drug cases in India, especially in the South, are increasingly being linked to cartels based in Thailand. While Thailand itself is a major market in terms of consumption, there are various cartels that are operating in India.Investigators have...

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...

Kochi, February 28 Police on Saturday said they arrested five migrant workers and allegedly seized 30 kilograms of ganja from them in Puthencruz.Ashraf Mandal (56), Nuhunabi Mandal (45), Rofiqul (26), Ripan Mandal (41), and Yanus Ali Molla (42), all natives of Murshidabad in West Bengal, were...

Chandigarh, February 28 The Punjab Police has arrested 10 individuals after dismantling two organized cross-border drug and illegal arms smuggling modules, a top official said on Saturday.Preliminary investigations revealed that the arrested individuals were in contact with Pakistani-based...

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...

Guwahati, February 27 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that three individuals have been arrested for allegedly smuggling banned Yaba tablets worth approximately Rs 4 crore and liquor in two separate operations carried out by the state police.He praised the police personnel for the...

Srinagar, February 26 – The Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch announced on Thursday that it has registered a formal case against two individuals for their alleged involvement in large-scale fraud in the procurement of medicines during the Covid-19 pandemic.A spokesperson for the J&K Crime Branch...

Chandigarh, February 25 The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday criticised Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal for his statement that drug smugglers and gangsters would be declared terrorists in the first cabinet meeting if his party returns to power in Punjab.Addressing a press...

Chandigarh, February 25 – The Punjab Police announced on Wednesday that they had broken up a cross-border drug and weapons smuggling network with the arrest of one individual.Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said that the State Special Operations Cell (SSOC), Fazilka, recovered 2.102 kg...

Purnea/Kishanganj, February 25 Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Bihar on Wednesday for a three-day tour during which he is expected to attend several events in the strategically located Seemanchal region, besides reviewing "demographic changes" in the area.During the day, he chaired a...

Patna, February 25 Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a meeting of the Land Ports Authority of India on Wednesday, a statutory body functioning under the ministry responsible for creating, upgrading, maintaining, and managing border infrastructure.The meeting took place in the Kishanganj...

Chandigarh, February 24 The Punjab Police conducted 587 raids across the state on Tuesday, marking the 35th day of its ongoing anti-gangster campaign, "Gangstran Te Vaar," and arrested 183 individuals, officials said.The campaign, launched on January 20, under the direction of Chief Minister...

Chandigarh, February 24 The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday accused the Haryana government of protecting drug smugglers and harassing honest police officers.AAP National Media in-charge Anurag Dhanda alleged that while the Punjab government is taking strict action against drug traffickers...

Hoshiarpur (Punjab), February 24 Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria alleged on Tuesday that certain foreign forces were helping Pakistan to smuggle drugs and weapons into Punjab across the border via drones, in order to destabilize the state and harm the youth.Speaking to the media here...

February 24, New Delhi: A U.S. strike in the Caribbean Sea targeted suspected drug smugglers, resulting in the deaths of three people.The U.S. Southern Command released a video on Monday showing what appeared to be a strike on a vessel, resulting in the deaths of three individuals.In a...