drug trafficking

Seoul, March 25 – A South Korean national detained in the Philippines was temporarily repatriated to South Korea on Wednesday to face an investigation into alleged cross-border drug trafficking, Cheong Wa Dae said.The convicted criminal, Park Wang-yeol, has been serving a 60-year prison...

Chandigarh, March 24 The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said on Tuesday that it has secured a one-year preventive detention of Sandeep Singh alias Chatha, a known criminal involved in multiple drug trafficking-related criminal activities.Chatha, a resident of Rasulpur Rohi in Amritsar, Punjab...

Kathmandu, March 24 Nepal police have arrested an Indian and a Thai national in two separate cases on charges of drug trafficking.The Thai national, Yongyut Thuion, 39, was arrested along with 3 kg and 345 grams of marijuana from the entrance of the Tribhuvan International Airport on Monday...

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...

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...

Shimla, March 24 A total of 66 people died due to drug overdose in Himachal Pradesh from 2023 to January 31, 2026, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu informed the Assembly in a written reply on Tuesday.Responding to the questions of BJP MLAs Jeet Ram Katwal and Prakash Rana, the chief...

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...

Srinagar, March 24 Three individuals suspected of drug trafficking were arrested along with narcotics in two separate cases in the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Tuesday.A police spokesperson said that in the first incident, a police party from Bijbehara Police Station...

Jammu, March 24 Six individuals allegedly involved in drug trafficking were arrested in the Udhampur and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday.Mahandeep Singh, Suresh Kumar, and Vikram Kumar were separately stopped by police checking parties at Manwal Chowk in...

Jaipur, March 23 Rajasthan Director General of Police (DGP) Rajeev Kumar Sharma on Monday directed officials to take strict action against hardcore criminals, cyber offenders, and drug traffickers during a statewide crime review meeting.The meeting was held at the police headquarters through...

Jaipur, March 23 The Rajasthan Police have seized over 762 kg of illegal poppy husk after an encounter with smugglers in the Pratapgarh district and frozen properties worth approximately Rs 1.12 crore linked to drug trafficking, officials said on Monday.Superintendent of Police B Aditya said...

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...

Mangaluru (Karnataka), March 23 Three individuals were arrested and 26 grams of the banned narcotic substance, MDMA, worth approximately Rs 2.5 lakh, were seized during a raid by the City Crime Branch police, the police said on Monday.The raid was conducted in the Pumpwell-Ekkur area here on...

Chandigarh, March 23 The Punjab Police's Counter-Intelligence unit in Amritsar has busted a drug smuggling module and arrested two individuals with 5 kg of heroin, officials said on Monday.Preliminary investigations revealed links with a smuggler based in Pakistan and a foreign-based handler...

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...