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Sultanpur (UP), April 11 Police here have recovered 6.5 kg of marijuana from a SUV involved in an accident and arrested two alleged smugglers here, officials said on Saturday.The recovery was made after a road accident near the Vandana Dhaba in the Lambhua police station area on the...

New Delhi, April 11. Lone actor terrorists are increasingly using drones to conduct reconnaissance missions of potential targets. Materials regularly posted by various wings of the Islamic State have been encouraging lone-actor terrorists to use drones to gather information about targets.The...

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...

New Delhi, April 7 Customs officers at Indira Gandhi International Airport have seized over 2 kg of suspected cannabis recovered from the lavatory of a Bangkok-Delhi flight, officials said on Tuesday.Indian Customs officers at the airport detected a case of smuggling of NDPS substance...

New Delhi, April 4 An excise department team seized a container in northwest Delhi's Samaypur Badli area on Saturday that was being used as an illegal liquor storage facility, officials said.The team seized 187 cartons of illicit liquor worth more than Rs 5 lakh from the container parked in...

Bahraich (UP), April 4 A vehicle carrying over 1,500 bottles of soft drinks failed to produce the required customs documents at the India-Nepal border in Bahraich, while air conditioners being "smuggled" into Nepal were seized during inspection, the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) said on Saturday...

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...

Lucknow, March 31 – A CBI court in Lucknow has convicted and sentenced six individuals to two years in prison along with a fine of Rs 10,000 each in a case involving the smuggling of tiger and leopard body parts, an official statement said on Tuesday.The convicted individuals – Mumtaj Ahmad...

New Delhi, March 30 In a bizarre attempt to evade police checks, a man allegedly used camels to smuggle illicit liquor through forest trails from Haryana into south Delhi, only to be caught in a late-night operation, an officer said on Monday.The accused, identified as Vinod Bhadana, 48, a...

Patna, March 28 – In a major crackdown, police here have recovered a large quantity of brown sugar, including raw materials for making the drug, valued at around Rs 25 crore. Police officials said on Saturday.Patna Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kartikeya Sharma confirmed the drug...

New Delhi, March 28 Actor Sharad Kelkar has announced a collaboration between his banner, SKK Entertainment, and Prateek Sharma's Studios' LSD, to produce compelling films and series.The collaboration aims to deliver diverse and high-quality content across languages. According to a press...

Sydney, March 25 – Australian police have charged a man with allegedly attempting to smuggle 20 kg of heroin into the country from Thailand.The Australian Border Force (ABF) and Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Wednesday that the 26-year-old man from the state of New South Wales was...

Liquor worth ₹10 lakh seized in Guwahati; Two heldIn a major operation, Basistha Police seized liquor worth approximately ₹10 lakh during a raid in Guwahati. The consignment, reportedly originating from Meghalaya, was recovered at Jorabat. The liquor was being smuggled in a vehicle and...

Jaipur, March 23 – In a major crackdown under "Operation Trinetra," the Pratapgarh Police, led by Superintendent of Police B. Aditya, seized over 762 kg of illicit doda-chura (poppy husk) following a dramatic encounter with smugglers. The consignment is estimated to be worth over Rs 1.14 crore...

Latehar, March 19 A truck carrying cannabis worth approximately Rs 1 crore was seized in Latehar district, Jharkhand, on Thursday, police said.The seizure was made near a restaurant in Kinamore, based on a tip-off, they added."A total of 1,000 kg of cannabis was packed into 200 packets, with...

Ahmedabad, March 17 – The Crime Prevention Branch (PCB) has seized a large consignment of foreign liquor worth over Rs 1.08 crore in a targeted enforcement operation and arrested the driver involved in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, officials said on Tuesday.The operation took place near the Sutar...

Chandauli (UP), March 15 Over 710 cartons of Indian-made Foreign Liquor (IMFL), worth approximately Rs 1.20 crore, being smuggled to Bihar, where the sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited, were seized in Uttar Pradesh's Chandauli. Two smugglers were also arrested, police said on Sunday...

Palghar, March 13 The Maharashtra excise department seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) worth Rs 11.39 lakh in separate operations in the Palghar district, leading to the arrest of three persons, an official said on Friday.Three vehicles worth Rs 21 lakh were also seized in the operations...

Home Minister, Pu K. Sapdanga, informed the Assembly today that the dried betel nuts stolen from several warehouses in Vairengte have not yet been recovered. He also reported that betel nuts smuggled from Myanmar, valued at approximately ₹24 crore, were seized between 1 January 2025 and 28...

Home Minister Pu K. Sapdanga informed the Assembly that drugs worth approximately ₹317.30 crore have been seized under the ongoing Operation Jericho since 1 September 2025.Responding to supplementary questions during the session, the Home Minister said that the large-scale anti-drug operation...