narcotic drugs

Jaipur, April 11 – In a significant breakthrough under the Rajasthan government's "Drug-Free Rajasthan" campaign and the ongoing crackdown on narcotics, the Pali Police arrested three suspected drug smugglers and seized 74.13 grams of the illicit synthetic drug MD on Saturday.The action was...

Shimla, April 11 Three Nepalese nationals were arrested with 9.28 kg of opium and Rs 12 lakh in the Narkanda area here, police said on Saturday.Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shimla Gaurav Singh stated that they acted on a specific tip-off about the movement of individuals carrying a...

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...

Kathmandu, April 7 Two Indian nationals were among three people arrested in Nepal's Lumbini province on Tuesday in connection with drug trafficking, police said.The arrests were made in the Rupandehi district, which borders India. The individuals arrested were identified as Arun Kumar, 18, and...

Hyderabad, April 3 The son of a senior IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh was among seven people apprehended for allegedly consuming narcotic drugs after the Telangana's EAGLE Force raided a pub here, officials said on Friday.Based on credible information, during the night of March 2-3, the Elite...

Gandhinagar, April 3 – Two men were arrested along with nearly 12 kilograms of narcotic substance (ganja) during a targeted operation by the Gujarat CID (Crime)'s Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) in the Mota Chiloda area of Gandhinagar, officials said on Friday.Acting on specific intelligence...

Hyderabad, April 3 The EAGLE force in Telangana on Friday said it raided a pub here and apprehended seven people for alleged consumption of narcotic drugs.Based on credible information, during the night between March 2 and 3, the Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) raided the...

Shimla, April 2 Police arrested a drug peddler from Haryana here on Thursday and seized 288 grams of adulterated heroin from his possession, officials said.Police said this is the largest seizure in the district this year.The accused, Shamshad Ahmed (42), a resident of Ambala, Haryana, has...

Hyderabad, March 31 – DRI and Customs officials at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here seized hydroponic cannabis worth approximately Rs. 8.9 crore from two Indian passengers who arrived from Bangkok.Officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and the Air Intelligence Unit...

Mumbai, March 31 Three individuals were arrested for allegedly possessing 37 kg of ganja in the western suburbs of Mumbai early Tuesday morning, police said.A surveillance team from the Malwani police intercepted the suspects on Marve Road and recovered the contraband, which they were...

Washington, March 27 – A surge in counterfeit prescription pills and the emergence of new synthetic compounds are intensifying the drug crisis, officials told members of the US Congress, highlighting how quickly the threat is evolving.At a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing...

New Delhi, March 26 – The Narcotics Control Bureau's (NCB) Delhi Zonal Unit has destroyed approximately 408 kg of seized drugs, valued at over ₹212 crore, an official said on Thursday.The 408 kg of seized narcotic drugs were linked to 39 pre-trial and post-trial cases, the official added.The...

Panaji, March 26 Police have arrested a 44-year-old Nigerian national after seizing drugs worth approximately Rs 2 lakh from his possession in the North Goa district, officials said.The man had also been arrested in a drug-related case in 2017, they said.Acting on specific intelligence, a...

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 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...

Agar Malwa, March 21 Police in the Agar Malwa district of Madhya Pradesh seized 613.6 kg of poppy husk, valued at Rs 1.22 crore, from a truck and arrested a man on Saturday.The container truck was en route to Punjab, an official said.Additional Superintendent of Police Ravindra Kumar Boyat...

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...

Ahmedabad, March 17 The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested two individuals after uncovering a mephedrone manufacturing unit on a farm in Ambedkar Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Wednesday.The ATS seized 6 kg of mephedrone, 50 kg of liquid mephedrone, and 88 kg of a...

Shimla, March 18 A married couple was arrested with 21.01 grams of 'chitta' (adulterated heroin) from a hotel in Sundernagar in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district, police said on Wednesday.The accused, identified as Arun Bhatti and Parul Guleria, both residents of Mandi who had recently gotten...