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Hoshiarpur (Punjab), February 24 Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria alleged on Tuesday that certain foreign forces were helping Pakistan to smuggle drugs and weapons into Punjab across the border via drones, in order to destabilize the state and harm the youth.Speaking to the media here...

Kabul, February 24 – Afghan police in their crackdown on illegal drugs arrested two drug smugglers and recovered 41 kg of illicit drugs from their possession in Takhar province, northern Afghanistan, according to a statement from the provincial police office on Tuesday.According to the...

Hoshiarpur (Punjab), February 23 Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria led a foot march in Mukerian on Monday as part of the state government's "war against drugs" campaign, and called for turning the fight against narcotics into a mass movement.The march began from the tehsil complex in...

New Delhi, February 23 – Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, better known as “El Mencho,” Mexico’s most wanted and dangerous drug lord, was killed in a military operation. Following his death, there was coordinated violence across several Mexican states, prompting advisories from India, the US...

Ahmedabad, February 22 The Indian Coast Guard has intercepted a foreign vessel in the Arabian Sea off Gujarat and apprehended four Iranian nationals after seizing 200 cartons of foreign brand cigarettes worth nearly Rs 5 crore, the ICG said on Sunday.The operation took place on Saturday off...

Aizawl, February 21 – Assam Rifles have seized highly addictive methamphetamine tablets valued at over ₹11.85 crore by arresting four drug peddlers, including three nationals from Myanmar, in Mizoram, officials said on Saturday.A defence spokesman said that, acting on specific intelligence...

New Delhi, February 21 – The Delhi Police have cracked a state-wide drug syndicate operating between Uttar Pradesh and the national capital, arresting five individuals and recovering 326.85 grams of heroin (also known as "smack"), valued at approximately Rs 60 lakh, officials said on Saturday...

New Delhi, February 21 Five individuals linked to an interstate drug syndicate that supplied 'smack' in the Delhi-NCR region were arrested, and narcotics worth approximately Rs 60 lakh were seized from them, police said on Saturday.The key accused, identified as Ameen Khan (24), a resident of...

Chandigarh, February 21 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday criticized the AAP government in Punjab over the issue of drug menace, alleging that it was "wasting" money on newspaper advertisements for its anti-drug campaign but taking no concrete action.Addressing the Bhagwant...

Punjab is facing three major challenges, including terrorism, organized crime, and narcotics, due to its proximity to Pakistan. The state police is actively combating these challenges in response to the proxy war waged by the neighboring country. This was stated by Director General of Police...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 18 Police have arrested a man and seized 325.267 kilograms of cannabis allegedly smuggled from neighboring Tamil Nadu in a car.The seizure was made during an inspection carried out here on Monday, police said.The accused, identified as Afzal (23), a resident of...

New Delhi, February 17 The Delhi Police has arrested the kingpin of an inter-state drug trafficking syndicate from Odisha, an officer said on Tuesday.The accused, Manoj Khillo, a resident of Odisha, was declared a proclaimed offender in a narcotics-related case registered at the Crime Branch...

Aizawl, February 17 Mizoram Governor, General Vijay Kumar Singh (retired), said on Tuesday that the state had reported a significant crackdown on cross-border smuggling and drug trafficking during the 2025-26 fiscal, with law enforcement agencies seizing drugs worth Rs 1,047 crore.Addressing...

New Delhi, February 16 Delhi Police Chief Satish Golchha unveiled a 32-foot-tall 3D portrait of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the police headquarters on the occasion of its 79th Raising Day, an official said.Senior officers and personnel were present at the ceremony.The Commissioner also...

Agartala, February 16 – In a major crackdown against drug trafficking, the Assam Rifles, in collaboration with the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), seized a large quantity of highly addictive methamphetamine tablets, valued at over ₹45 crore, and arrested a drug peddler in Tripura...

Jaipur, February 14 The Rajasthan Police have seized over 6,000 kilograms of illegally grown opium plants worth around Rs 2 crore and arrested two persons in the Karauli district, officials said on Saturday.The action was carried out under 'Operation Shikanja', a statewide campaign against...

Jammu, February 14 – In a major anti-narcotics operation, the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Jammu and Kashmir Police recovered over 6 kg of heroin dropped by a drone along the R.S. Pura sector of the international border in the Jammu district on Saturday.Officials said the seized...

Srinagar, February 14 Property belonging to a suspected drug peddler was seized in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said.As part of ongoing efforts to curb drug-related activities, the J&K Police have seized a single-story residential house worth over Rs 26 lakh...

Kochi, February 14 Two individuals, including one from West Bengal, were arrested on Saturday near Edappally, along with over 12 kg of ganja, police said.Kochi City Police said that Kasim Sardar (34), originally from Murshidabad in West Bengal, and Ajay Abhishek (24), a resident of Aluva, were...

Ballari (Karnataka), February 13 In a major crackdown on organized narcotics networks in North Karnataka, Ballari police on Friday apprehended an alleged drug kingpin under the stringent Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, officials said.The...