drug smuggling

Kabul, February 24 – Afghan police in their crackdown on illegal drugs arrested two drug smugglers and recovered 41 kg of illicit drugs from their possession in Takhar province, northern Afghanistan, according to a statement from the provincial police office on Tuesday.According to the...

Chandigarh, February 23 Senior BJP leader Tarun Chugh on Monday demanded a probe by the National Investigation Agency into the killing of two Punjab Police personnel at a police post near the international border in the Gurdaspur district.Expressing grief over the incident, Chugh said the...

Chandigarh, Feb 22 – Two Punjab Police personnel were found shot dead at a police checkpost in Gurdaspur district near the Indo-Pak border on Sunday.According to police, the deceased were identified as Assistant Sub-Inspector Gurnam Singh and Home Guard Ashok Kumar, who were posted in Adhian...

Jalandhar, February 19 Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav inaugurated a new building of the Anti-Narcotics Task Force, Jalandhar Range, at the Police Lines here on Thursday, officials said.The DGP was accompanied by Special DGP, Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), Kuldeep Singh, ADGP, ANTF, Nilabh Kishore...

Chandigarh, February 17 The Punjab Police conducted 630 raids across the state on Tuesday as part of its anti-gangster campaign, "Gangstran Te Vaar," officials said.On the 28th day of this anti-gangster drive, carried out under the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, police teams...

Ahmedabad, February 17 The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and the Coast Guard have apprehended two Iranians who "daringly" navigated a speedboat from Iran to Indian waters, attempting to smuggle over 200 kg of a suspected narcotic drug, officials said.Acting on information shared by the...

February 17, New Delhi — In an overnight operation on Monday, the Indian Coast Guard, along with the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad, intercepted a foreign fishing vessel suspected of drug smuggling near the purported International Maritime Boundary Line.Despite the pitch-dark conditions, the ICG...

Ahmedabad/Porbandar, February 17 – The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and the Indian Coast Guard have seized 203 kilograms of a suspected narcotic substance from an Iranian speedboat intercepted nearly 140 nautical miles off the Porbandar coast, following an eight to 10-hour joint operation...

Ahmedabad, February 17 The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and the Coast Guard have apprehended two Iranians, who "brazenly" navigated a speedboat from Iran to Indian waters, attempting to smuggle more than 200 kg of a suspected chemical substance.In a joint operation, the two agencies...

Chandigarh, February 16 The Punjab Police conducted 516 raids across the state on Monday, the 27th day of its anti-gangster campaign, and arrested 181 people, officials said.The campaign was launched on January 20, at the direction of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and initiated by...

Moga, February 16 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday accused previous governments in the state of "injecting" synthetic drugs into the youth, and also claimed that the state's passport applications had decreased due to employment generation in the state.He said his government was...

Agartala, February 16 – In a major crackdown against drug trafficking, the Assam Rifles, in collaboration with the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), seized a large quantity of highly addictive methamphetamine tablets, valued at over ₹45 crore, and arrested a drug peddler in Tripura...

Chandauli (UP), February 15 Police here on Sunday attached immovable properties worth approximately Rs 3.5 crore, allegedly acquired through the illegal trade of codeine-based cough syrup, officials said.The action was carried out by a joint team of the Mughalsarai police station and the Crime...

Chandigarh, February 14 The Punjab Police announced on Saturday that they had busted a drug and arms smuggling module with the arrest of four individuals and the recovery of over 22 kg of heroin, along with weapons and ammunition, in the Ferozepur district.DGP Gaurav Yadav stated that the...

In a significant success against cross-border drug smuggling, security forces today foiled an attempt to smuggle drugs using a drone along the International Border in the Jammu division, seizing over 4 kilograms of heroin worth over ₹20 crore, officials said.The contraband was recovered during...

Jaipur, February 13 A suspected drug smuggler was killed in an exchange of fire with police in the Pali district of Rajasthan, police said on Friday.The Anti-Narcotic Task Force (ANTF) had received information about narcotics being transported in two vehicles. Acting on this tip-off, the team...

Amritsar, February 12 Amritsar Police on Thursday busted a cross-border drug smuggling network with the arrest of two individuals and the recovery of 7.6 kg of heroin, officials said.The police have also recovered Rs 21,800 in drug money, they said.The accused were identified as Sahibpreet...