New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The arrest of alleged organised crime figure Daniel Kinahan in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) could impact funding channels linked to Khalistan elements, with Indian agencies closely monitoring the developments, sources said.Officials have long maintained that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has attempted to leverage global drug cartels to channel funds towards activities linked to the Khalistan movement. While the Dawood Ibrahim syndicate is believed to…
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Washington, March 27 (IANS) A surge in counterfeit prescription pills and emerging synthetic compounds is intensifying the drug crisis, officials have told members of the US Congress, underscoring how quickly the threat is evolving. At a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing, lawmakers reviewed a package of 14 bills aimed at curbing illicit drug flows, tightening controls on new substances and improving treatment access.Officials and experts described a drug landscape that has shi…
Washington, Feb 18 (IANS) US lawmakers moved to tighten controls on advanced American chips to prevent diversion to China and other countries of concern, even as Washington and Beijing held drug enforcement talks focused on fentanyl and synthetic opioids.US Senator Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Committee, co-sponsored Senator Tom Cotton’s Chip Security Act. The legislation aims to prevent advanced American chips from falling into the hands of China and other countries …
New York, Feb 12 (IANS) Republicans have picked Saritha Komatireddy, a lawyer who prosecuted terrorists, to take on New York State Attorney-General Letitia James, a nemesis of President Donald Trump, in elections this year. Accepting the nomination at the Republican Party State Convention on Tuesday, she declared, “From now until November, I will prosecute the political case against Letitia James, and unlike her, I win my cases”.James had relentlessly pursued Trump, members of his and his ente…
Washington, Feb 5 (IANS) US drug agents have shut down more than 200 illegal online pharmacy websites linked to an India-based criminal network blamed for deadly overdoses in the United States.The Drug Enforcement Administration said Wednesday the websites were tied to a transnational criminal organisation that allegedly caused at least six fatal and four non-fatal overdoses. The group has been under investigation since 2022.Starting January 27, DEA field offices across the country launched coor…