illegal drug trade

Medininagar, April 11 Two individuals were arrested after poppy husk worth Rs 1.25 crore was seized from their possession in the Palamu district of Jharkhand, officials said on Saturday.The consignment was intercepted following a tip-off in the forest area near the Jawar village under the...

Srinagar, April 9 Police in Kashmir seized properties worth more than one crore rupees under the NDPS Act (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) in three separate cases, officials said on Thursday.Police in Anantnag district seized a residential house and a car, valued at Rs 80 lakh...

New Delhi, April 8 The customs department has seized suspected ganja worth Rs 12.91 crore at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here, officials said on Wednesday.Based on profiling, officials stopped a passenger arriving from Bangkok on March 31 and put his baggage through X-ray...

Kanpur (UP), April 4 The son of jailed kingpin Vinod Agarwal was arrested for his alleged role in the large-scale codeine-based cough syrup trafficking network, officials said on Saturday.According to police, Shivam Agarwal, a chartered accountant, was carrying a reward of Rs 25,000 and had...

Kolkata, April 4 – The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested Reshma Bibi, the wife of alleged drug trafficking kingpin Sheikh Munir, in Kolkata on Saturday, and seized drugs worth approximately ₹50 crore, officials said.Investigators said the arrest was made following a raid in the Ekbalpur...

Itanagar, April 3 The Arunachal Pradesh Police have arrested two individuals and seized heroin worth approximately Rs 3.3 lakh from their possession in the Nirjuli area near Itanagar, an official said on Friday.Acting on a tip-off, a police team intercepted a vehicle at the viaduct bridge in...

Mysuru, March 28 Drug substances worth approximately Rs 12 crore were seized from a shed near the Hunsur taluk here, and two people have been arrested, police said on Saturday.According to police sources, the seizure includes 7.35 kg of Mephedrone (a synthetic stimulant drug) and 41 kg of drug...

Thane, March 25 Thane police have arrested two men and seized mephedrone worth Rs 4.12 crore from their possession, a senior official said on Wednesday.Sohel Dilip Khan (26) and Rohit Vilas Sitapure (29) were arrested in the city on Monday following a tip-off.As much as 2 kg of the narcotic...

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...

Bengaluru, March 10 Four individuals, including three from other states, have been arrested for allegedly selling banned narcotic substances in the city, police said on Tuesday.Following their arrests, police claimed to have seized 37.400 kg of ganja, 33 grams of hydro ganja, and 23.19 grams...

Itanagar, March 10 Police seized 26 grams of heroin, valued at approximately Rs 1.37 lakh, from the residence of a man during a raid in Nongtow Khamti village in the Namsai district of Arunachal Pradesh, a senior official said on Tuesday.Acting on credible information about the illegal sale...

Guwahati, March 9 The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has seized 524.9 kg of ganja worth approximately Rs 2.6 crore in Assam and arrested two individuals as part of intensified operations ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in Assam and West Bengal.The seizure took place on March 8 when...

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...

Kanpur (UP), March 3 The Kanpur Crime Branch, in coordination with the Hanumant Vihar police, has arrested a medical store owner, allegedly involved in the illegal purchase and sale of codeine-based cough syrup, a senior official said on Tuesday.The arrest comes amid a wider investigation by...

Thane, February 27 Two individuals have been arrested in Thane city, Maharashtra, for allegedly possessing mephedrone and banned codeine-based cough syrups worth Rs 68 lakh, police said on Friday.The accused were apprehended from a dilapidated hut in Thakurpada, near Mumbai, on the night of...

Srinagar, February 26 The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday seized a two-story residential house worth approximately Rs 44 lakh, allegedly acquired through illegal drug trade, in the Shopian district."The police have seized a residential house valued at Rs 44.50 lakh belonging to Abdul...

New Delhi, February 18 The Delhi Police have arrested a couple when they were transporting heroin worth Rs 7.5 crore to the national capital, disguised as a family trip, an official said on Wednesday.The police have arrested three people – including the couple and a receiver – and recovered a...

Rajgarh (MP), February 12 Police have seized mephedrone (MD) worth nearly Rs 21 crore in the illegal market and arrested two individuals in separate cases in the Rajgarh district of Madhya Pradesh, an official said on Thursday.Acting on a tip-off, a police team from Machalpur police station...