narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act

Ambala, April 11 A man was arrested after one kilogram of heroin was allegedly recovered from his possession in Ambala, Haryana, according to police on Saturday.Deputy Superintendent of Police (Crime) Virender Kumar said that acting on a tip-off, police cordoned off the Kavita Vihar area...

Gandhinagar, April 10 – The Gujarat Police has introduced an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based investigative tool designed to strengthen the handling of drug-related cases and improve conviction rates, which officials say is the first such system deployed by any state police force in India...

New Delhi, April 9 – In a major crackdown on organized crime, the Delhi Police has busted a human trafficking and immoral prostitution racket operating in the S.N. Marg area of Central Delhi, rescuing eight girls, including a minor, and seizing cash, foreign currency, drugs, and liquor from 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...

Dharamshala (HP), April 7 A resident of Shimla was arrested with 1.25 kilograms of charas and Rs 1 lakh in cash on the Mandi-Pathankot highway in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, police said on Tuesday.According to officials, a police team from the Kandwal police post was conducting...

Ahmedabad, April 7 Two individuals were arrested for allegedly possessing 5 kg of methamphetamine, estimated to be worth around Rs 25 crore, in the illegal market. They are suspected to have been smuggled into India from Pakistan. The arrests were made in the Banaskantha district of Gujarat...

Mumbai, April 7 – In a major breakthrough in its ongoing anti-drug campaign, the Anti-Narcotics Cell of the Mumbai Police has seized narcotics worth Rs 7.69 crore from the Vile Parle area and arrested an alleged drug smuggler, officials said on Tuesday.The operation was carried out by the...

Kapurthala, April 6 An elderly couple from Sultanpur Lodhi here has claimed that they have lost four sons to drugs, while the fifth and last surviving son is also bedridden due to a severe liver infection.However, the general secretary of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party, Baltej Pannu, refuted the...

Jammu, April 5 Six individuals allegedly involved in drug trafficking were apprehended along with contraband substances in the districts of Reasi, Poonch, and Jammu on Sunday, police said.Following the circulation of several videos on social media showing the alleged sale of intoxicating drugs...

Silchar, April 5 – In a major anti-narcotics operation, Assam Rifles troops, in coordination with the Assam Police, carried out a swift, intelligence-based operation in Silchar and seized heroin worth approximately Rs 2.10 crore, officials said on Saturday.Three drug dealers, including a...

Ahmedabad, April 3 Two passengers were arrested at the Ahmedabad airport on Friday for allegedly possessing hydroponic cannabis worth Rs 2 crore, officials said.Acting on a tip-off from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), officers from the Customs department's air intelligence unit...

New Delhi, April 3 – The Delhi High Court has dismissed the bail application of a foreign national accused of possessing over 500 grams of heroin, stating that the stringent provisions of Section 37 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act were applicable in the case.The...

Aizawl, April 2 A Manipur Police officer and his associate were arrested in Kolasib town, Mizoram, near the Assam border, on Thursday, for allegedly possessing over 1 kg of heroin, an official said.Peter Zohmingthanga, spokesperson for the Excise and Narcotics department, said the arrest was...

Srinagar, April 2 Police on Thursday seized a residential house worth Rs 30 lakhs in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act."As part of an intensified campaign against drug trafficking and with the aim of dismantling the...

Varanasi (UP), April 1 A local court here has declared Shubham Jaiswal, alleged kingpin of the cough syrup trafficking racket, a proclaimed offender after he failed to appear despite a court notice, police said on Wednesday.Rohania Station House Officer Raju Singh said that the Fast Track...

New Delhi, April 1 Kerala recorded the highest number of cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in 2023, at 30,697, while Jammu and Kashmir topped among Union Territories with 2,232 cases, the government told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.In a written reply to a...

Ranchi/Palamu, March 31 – Jharkhand Police have seized over 700 kg of illicit “doda” – a raw material used in the production of opium – in coordinated raids across Ranchi and Palamu, officials said on Tuesday.The police also arrested three alleged smugglers and recovered cash and a vehicle...

New Delhi, March 29 – The Delhi Police Crime Branch's Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) has made a major breakthrough in combating drug trafficking by dismantling a well-organized interstate drug network. The operation resulted in the seizure of psychotropic substances worth over ₹4.5 crore and...

New Delhi/Agartala, March 28 – The Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Tripura provisionally attached movable and immovable assets worth nearly Rs 1.20 crore belonging to several accused, including a serving police officer, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002...