drug trafficking

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...

Kochi, March 19 A 18-year-old girl and a 24-year-old man were arrested in Kothamangalam on Thursday for alleged drug trafficking, according to Excise officials.A senior Excise official stated that over 37 grams of MDMA were allegedly seized from the pair.According to the official, the...

Beed, March 19 Police have seized nearly 22 kilograms of cannabis from a farm in the Beed district of Maharashtra and arrested a woman in connection with the incident, officials said on Thursday.The operation was carried out in Lonwal village in the Wadwani tehsil on Wednesday, based on a...

New Delhi, March 19 A Delhi court has acquitted two men accused of possessing heroin, stating that the prosecution failed to prove its case due to a lack of independent witnesses.Special Judge (NDPS) Gajender Singh Nagar was hearing a case against Kaisher and Aakil, who were accused in a case...

Amritsar, March 19 – The Punjab Police intensified its ongoing anti-drug and anti-gangster crackdown on Thursday under the 'Gangster Te War' campaign, conducting large-scale Cordon and Search Operations (CASO) in several districts including Barnala, Amritsar, and Hoshiarpur.Senior police...

Washington, March 18: India is part of U.S. efforts to curb the flow of fentanyl precursor chemicals, a top American intelligence official told lawmakers on Wednesday, highlighting cooperation with New Delhi even as officials warned of a widening global threat landscape.Presenting the 2026...