Chandigarh, Feb 28 (IANS) In a major blow to an organised international drug trafficking network, the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of Punjab Police has busted an international narcotics network with the arrest of six key operatives involved in the supply of party drugs targeting urban youth, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Saturday. Those arrested have been identified as Rishav, Mukesh Kumar, Lakhwinder Singh, Ravi Kumar, Baljinder Singh and Talwinder Singh. DGP Yad…
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Islamabad, Feb 1 (IANS) Drug abuse has been consistently undermining Pakistan’s socioeconomic structure and posing one of the biggest challenges faced by the country, as per reports. Nearly 6.7 million people in Pakistan abuse controlled drugs, with cannabis being the most commonly used substance and heroin addiction affecting hundreds of thousands of people in the country, according to the most recent official estimates and statistics of the United Nations.As a result, cannabis, opioids, cocain…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has dismantled an international drug syndicate operated by Nigerian nationals, leading to the seizure of cocaine and MDMA drugs valued at approximately Rs 5 crore.The operation was carried out by the WR-II unit of the Crime Branch as part of its zero-tolerance policy against narcotics.The team recovered 418 grams of cocaine and 925 tablets of Ecstasy/MDMA and arrested two foreign nationals from different parts of the national capital, a p…
Panaji, Jan 16 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement’s (ED) Panaji Zonal Office on Friday conducted search operations at 26 premises across multiple states, including Goa, Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Odisha, and Delhi, in connection with an international narcotics trafficking and money laundering case, an official statement said.The searches, carried out under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), followed the registration of an Enforcement Case Informa…
Washington, Jan 10 (IANS) The arrest of two California based drivers of Indian origin in the United States after authorities found over 300 pounds of cocaine hidden in a semi-truck in Indiana, has added a new and controversial dimension to an already heated debate over public safety, immigration policy and the future of the US trucking workforce as legal challenges and federal reviews continue, a report said on Saturday. The dispute, it mentioned, has escalated amid fresh federal pressure on Sta…