New Delhi/Ontario, July 24 (IANS) In one of biggest crackdown on organised drug trade, the police busted an illegal cross-border trafficking network and seized nearly $140 million worth of illegal drugs in Ontario on Thursday.The operation, seen as the largest drug bust in Canada’s Ontario, resulted in recovery of a staggering 1.7 tonnes of illegal drugs allegedly comprising cocaine, opium and other narcotics.More than 21 suspects have been charged with cross-border smuggling and set to face tri…
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Shillong, July 14 (IANS) The North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC) is playing an increasingly significant role in strengthening India’s border security while accelerating development across the Northeast through space-based technologies, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday. Reviewing NESAC’s ongoing programmes at its headquarters in Umiam, Meghalaya, the minister said the Centre is carrying out geo-spatial mapping of the India-Myanmar inter…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair a conference of Superintendents of Police (SPs) from border districts in New Delhi on Thursday, where key issues including infiltration, illegal immigration, demographic changes, border security, drone threats and narcotics trafficking are expected to be discussed.The meeting assumes significance amid the Centre’s intensified campaign against illegal immigration, which it has described as part of an organised attempt to alter the …
Agartala, June 28 (IANS) Tripura Police have arrested eight Bangladeshi nationals in two separate intelligence-led operations at Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport in Agartala, foiling their suspected attempt to travel to other parts of the country and launching a wider investigation into a possible cross-border infiltration network, officials said on Sunday.A senior police official said that the arrests were made following specific intelligence inputs received by the Airport Police.He said polic…
Washington, June 26 (IANS) US Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the Trump administration plans to complete both the primary and secondary border wall system before President Donald Trump leaves office, while expanding the use of smart fencing, drones and surveillance technology to counter evolving tactics used by Mexican drug cartels.Appearing before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Mullin said the administration was adapting its border strategy as crim…
Aizawl, June 24 (IANS) The Assam Rifles, in joint operations with other law enforcement agencies, seized heroin valued at more than Rs 1.34 crore in Mizoram and arrested three alleged drug peddlers in separate operations, officials said on Wednesday.A defence spokesman said that, acting on specific intelligence inputs, Assam Rifles personnel, in association with the Mizoram Police, carried out a targeted operation in the Zote area of Champhai district.During the operation, the joint team interce…
Colombo, June 20 (IANS) Pakistan’s growing narcotics challenge extends far beyond law and order concerns, intersecting with governance, public health, border security, education and economic vulnerability.From trafficking routes in Balochistan to cocaine distribution networks in Karachi’s affluent neighbourhoods, the evidence underscored a deeply entrenched ecosystem that has adapted to advancing technologies, shifting consumer demand and evolving regional dynamics, a report has stated.”In the c…
Patna, June 12 (IANS) Madan Sahani, the Minister for Prohibition in the Bihar government, on Friday announced that the state government is preparing to further tighten the liquor prohibition law. Sahani, who reached Darbhanga for an event, reiterated that there is no proposal under consideration to repeal the prohibition policy in Bihar.Speaking to the media after attending an event, Sahani said the liquor ban law is being made more stringent and informed that a recent review meeting on prohibit…
Washington, June 12 (IANS) US President Donald Trump used campaign-style tele-rallies to endorse Republican candidates in Alabama and Georgia while declaring that the United States had reached an agreement with Iran that would prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.Addressing Republican voters in the two southern states ahead of primary runoff elections on June 16, Trump mixed local political endorsements with national policy themes, including immigration, election security, crime and fo…
Gandhinagar, June 7 (IANS) Eight senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officers will spend two days visiting and staying overnight in 16 villages along Gujarat’s border with Pakistan next week as part of a state-led exercise to assess security preparedness and engage directly with residents of frontier areas. The visits, scheduled for June 11 and 12, will cover villages in the Vav-Tharad border region as well as parts of Patan and Kutch districts.The officers will stay in local homes during the pro…