New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) As India intensifies its campaign against narcotics, enforcement agencies are confronting a new and rapidly evolving threat — drug trafficking networks operating through the dark web and cryptocurrencies. Officials say the narcotics trade is increasingly shifting away from conventional smuggling routes, making investigations more complex and hampering efforts to trace financial transactions.An Intelligence Bureau official said that it is no longer the routes used by nar…
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Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) In a joint operation by the Delhi Police Special Cell and the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), a 26-year-old Huzaifa Farooq Ahmed Hashmi was arrested from Bhayandar, near Mumbai, in connection with an alleged Pakistan-based ISI and Mumbai underworld module case, officials said on Wednesday.Following his arrest, Hashmi was produced before a court in Thane. During the hearing, the judge reportedly asked the accused whether he knew why he had been arrested. According to…
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The Special Cell of the Delhi Police has busted a major module that planned attacks in the national capital and Mumbai. Officials said that they arrested nine persons who also had links with the Dawood Ibrahim syndicate. The arrested nine included persons from Mumbai and Delhi. Some were foreign nationals, too, officials said.Another official said that this is a major bust since these persons were planning high-value attacks. Among their targets were nuclear installation…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The arrest of Salim Dola, who ran a Rs 5,000 crore drug empire, is a major blow to the Dawood Ibrahim Syndicate. Dola was arrested in Turkey in a joint operation by the National Intelligence Organisation and police units.India would seek his extradition, as his interrogation would be crucial to further break up the Dawood Syndicate. Indian agencies would coordinate with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to seek his extradition, as India does not have an extradition treaty…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The rapid rise of crypto-hawala is emerging as a serious concern for security and enforcement agencies, with digital channels increasingly replacing the traditional hawala system that relied on personal trust and informal networks.While the purpose of such transactions remains unchanged, concealing the origin and destination of funds, the method has shifted to technology-driven platforms that make transfers appear routine and harder to detect. Officials say this transit…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) India’s security agencies have flagged the increasing number of entry points through which fake currency is being circulated in the market. At first fake currency was being pushed into Nepal from Pakistan before making its entry into India. However, with the Indian agencies stepping up vigilance at the Nepal border, the focus shifted to Malda in West Bengal. The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is probing a majority of these cases, found that Malda had soph…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, better known as “El Mencho”, Mexico’s most wanted and dangerous drug lord, was killed in a military operation. Following the killing, there was coordinated violence across several Mexican states, which has prompted advisories from India, the US, and Canada.While his death comes as a relief for Mexico and the neighbouring countries, the Indian agencies, too, have much to smile about owing to this development. The narcotics racket in…