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Itanagar, February 23 Four people, including a police head constable, have been arrested in Arunachal Pradesh after drugs were seized from their possession, officials said.Heroin worth over Rs 50,000 was seized from the possession of two persons in Banderdewa on Sunday, officials said.A case...

Kolkata, February 23 – The adjudication of voter documents identified under the "logical discrepancy" category by judicial officers, as directed by the Supreme Court last week, will begin on Monday.The process is expected to start after 11 a.m., and according to the Supreme Court's directive...

Chandigarh, February 22 – The Punjab Police announced on Sunday that they had busted an international drug cartel linked to Pakistan, arresting six individuals, including a serving Army personnel and a former Punjab Police employee, and recovering 4.8 kg of heroin, a pistol, and drug money...

Mumbai, February 22 The Government Railway Police seized approximately 14 kg of Charas, estimated to be worth around ₹13.83 crore, from a general coach of the Avadh Express at Bandra Terminus in Mumbai, officials said on Sunday.The contraband was found inside an unattended, suspicious bag...

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...

Mumbai, February 19 A special court for Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) in Mumbai has acquitted a 34-year-old South African woman in a case related to the seizure of 3 kg of heroin, and has recommended that action be taken against the investigating officials for their gross...

Thane, February 19 A special court in the Thane district of Maharashtra has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1 crore on him for possessing and storing mephedrone and ketamine drugs in commercial quantities.The order was passed on February 13, and a...

Chandigarh, February 19 – A special court for Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) in Fazilka, Punjab, has sentenced a drug trafficker to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment, along with a fine of Rs 4 lakh, for carrying three plastic bottles filled with 4.235 kg of heroin, which he...

Bhopal/Indore, February 19: In the largest such operation by any agency in Madhya Pradesh, the Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) has successfully dismantled a complex clandestine laboratory that was producing high-purity MD/Methamphetamine (often referred to as crystal meth or MDMA precursor)...

Beed, Feb 18 The Crime Branch seized approximately ₹3.31 lakh worth of illicit opium poppy plants from an onion farm in Beed, arresting one person, according to police.Police stated that the accused, identified as Bansi Ghadge, allegedly cultivated opium poppies alongside his onion plantation...

Mumbai, February 18 The smuggling of hydroponic cannabis or marijuana has emerged as "one of the biggest threats" at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in 2025-26, with Thailand being a major source of the contraband, officials said on Wednesday.Between April 2025 and January...

Hyderabad, February 17 – Hyderabad police arrested three young men on Tuesday for allegedly offering narcotic substances as an offering to Lord Shiva on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri.The Charminar Zone Task Force police responded immediately after Hyderabad Police Commissioner V. C. Sajjanar...

Hyderabad, February 17 Two young men were taken into custody here on Tuesday for causing nuisance after a social media reel allegedly offering a narcotic substance as "prasadam" to Lord Shiva on the occasion of Mahashivaratri went viral, police said.The two men, who worked at a gym, were taken...

Hyderabad, February 17 Eight students were allegedly found to have pooled money to purchase drugs, and three of them involved in selling marijuana were arrested in the Warangal and Peddapalli districts, the EAGLE Force said on Tuesday.The Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE)...

Jammu, February 17 – The J&K Anti-Narcotic Task Force (ANTF) announced on Tuesday that it had arrested an absconding accused from Maharashtra."In a significant development in the investigation of FIR No. 09/2023, registered under Sections 8/20/29 of the NDPS Act at Police Station ANTF Jammu...

Bengaluru, February 17 Fifteen people, including three foreign nationals, have been arrested for allegedly selling banned narcotic substances across Bengaluru, police said on Tuesday.The arrests were made during joint operations carried out in different police station limits following specific...

Hyderabad, February 17 Hyderabad Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar warned young people on Tuesday against performing objectionable acts on social media for "likes".This warning comes after a viral video showing two young people allegedly offering a narcotic substance to a statue of Lord Shiva...

Hyderabad, February 17 – Hyderabad Police Commissioner V. C. Sajjanar has dismissed a circulating message about a woman attempting to lure children for kidnapping as completely false.“No such incidents or gangs have been reported. Citizens are advised not to believe or forward unverified...

Prayagraj, February 16 The Allahabad High Court has denied bail to two accused in a case linked to the codeine-based cough syrup racket, observing that preparations containing codeine exceeding permissible limits attract the NDPS Act.Justice Ashutosh Srivastava denied relief to Abdul Qadir and...

New Delhi, February 16 Two Indian passengers arriving from Bangkok were intercepted by customs officers at Terminal-3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport, and over six kg of suspected ganja, estimated to be worth approximately Rs 6.019 crore, was seized from them, officials said on...