drug trafficking

Shimla, March 22 Himachal Pradesh Police on Sunday dismissed four CID personnel working with the special task force (STF) in Kullu from service and arrested them for allegedly being involved in drug trafficking, police said.The officers are accused of apprehending drug traffickers but were...

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...

Shimla, March 22 The police in Himachal Pradesh have arrested a major drug trafficking kingpin from Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Sunday.The accused, Vijay Kumar alias VK, is a resident of Kathua in Jammu & Kashmir.According to the Himachal Pradesh police, on October 11...

Bengaluru, March 22 DRI officers recovered approximately 8.3 kilograms of a psychotropic substance worth approximately Rs 8.3 crore and arrested three persons in connection with the case.According to DRI, its Bengaluru Zonal Unit officials, acting on specific intelligence, intercepted a...

Surat, March 22 Two boys, both 17 years old, were apprehended in Surat with cannabis worth approximately ₹4.54 lakh, police said on Sunday.Acting on a tip-off, police on Saturday intercepted the duo, who had come from Bihar, near L N Park Society in the Udhana Bhathena area while they were...

Chandigarh, March 22 The Punjab Police, in coordination with the Border Security Force, has busted a cross-border smuggling operation and recovered 24.5 kg of heroin and ₹21.5 lakh in cash from three individuals, a senior police officer said on Sunday.Preliminary investigations revealed that...

Patna, March 21 – In a major crackdown, a joint operation by the police and the Narcotics Cell in Samastipur district has busted a drug trafficking network, leading to the arrest of two individuals and the seizure of heroin worth approximately Rs 6 lakh.According to a press release issued by...

Chandigarh, March 21 – Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann presented a focused report card on law and order under the AAP government as part of the ongoing series ‘Shandaar Chaar Saal Bhagwant Mann De Naal’, aimed at providing a clear, sector-wise account of four years of governance to the...

Chandigarh, March 21 The Punjab Police, in coordination with the Border Security Force (BSF), foiled a major cross-border smuggling attempt by recovering 6.5 kg of heroin near a border outpost in Mahtam Nagar village in Fazilka on Saturday, officials said.DGP Gaurav Yadav said preliminary...

The Punjab Police have arrested over 10,000 drug smugglers and have seized/demolished their property worth over ₹772 crore, which was acquired through drug money. The police have also recovered 2,267 weapons and seized over 650 vehicles used by criminals in various crimes across the state, in...

Washington, March 21 – The US military sank a boat allegedly involved in drug trafficking in the eastern Pacific, and three people on board survived the incident, the US Southern Command said."Intelligence confirmed that the low-profile vessel was operating along known drug trafficking routes...

Aizawl, March 20 – The Assam Rifles, in coordination with the Mizoram Police, seized highly addictive methamphetamine tablets worth over ₹23.72 crore during a joint operation along the India-Myanmar border, officials said on Friday.A defence spokesperson said the operation was conducted near...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 20 The customs unit at the airport here has seized hydroponic cannabis worth Rs 1.86 crore and arrested a passenger in connection with the seizure, officials said on Friday.The contraband was seized from Libin Das (27), a native of Kannur, who had arrived from...

Shimla, March 20 The Himachal Assembly on Friday witnessed uproar over the alleged rising drug menace, with Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu accusing the BJP of politicizing and sensationalizing sensitive issues for political gain.The drug menace in the state has not emerged solely in the...

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...

The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the customs department arrested four passengers, including a foreign national, at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in connection with a consignment of hydroponic cannabis worth approximately ₹64 crore.During the operation...

Thane, March 20 A 46-year-old man has been arrested in Thane district, Maharashtra, for allegedly possessing ganja worth Rs 4.27 lakh, police said on Friday.The crime branch unit-II of Bhiwandi police apprehended Kuldeep Bacchu Singh, a resident of the Mithpada-Sangampada area, on Wednesday...

Washington, March 20 – As US intelligence officials presented a stark assessment of rising global threats, a congressional hearing revealed a deeper fracture in Washington – over whether the war with Iran was driven by evidence or political judgment.Top intelligence officials told lawmakers...

Ambala, March 19 An African national was arrested in Haryana's Ambala along with over 300 grams of heroin, police said on Thursday.The Ambala Crime Investigation Agency-1 team of Ambala police apprehended Halima Nabosa, a native of Uganda, in Ambala Cantt and seized 306 grams of heroin from...

Mumbai, March 19 The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) has arrested four passengers at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport here for allegedly smuggling 64.394 kilograms of hydroponic cannabis worth more than Rs 64 crore, an official said on Thursday.The consignment had reportedly been...