Bengaluru, July 19 (IANS) Officials of the NCB discussed strategies to enhance inter-agency coordination and strengthen enforcement measures during the quarterly state-level Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) meeting for Karnataka held here, an official said on Sunday. The meeting was convened to tackle emerging narcotics threats by implementing a comprehensive strategy against narcotics-related crimes, the official said in a statement.The meeting, chaired by NCB DDG (South Western Region), brou…
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Jaipur, July 19 (IANS) The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) convened the quarterly State-Level Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) meeting for Rajasthan in Jaipur to strengthen coordinated efforts among enforcement agencies in combating drug trafficking and implementing a comprehensive strategy against narcotics-related crimes, officials said on Sunday.The meeting was jointly chaired by the Deputy Director General (Western Region) of the NCB and the Inspector General of the Anti-Narcotics Task Forc…
Surat, July 3 (IANS) Three men have been sentenced to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment each by a special court in Surat after being convicted in a ganja trafficking case involving the seizure of more than 562 kg of the narcotic, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said on Friday. According to the NCB’s Ahmedabad Zonal Unit, the case stemmed from an operation carried out on May 4 and 5, 2020, when officers, acting on specific and reliable intelligence, intercepted three persons at Krishna Industry …
Bhopal, June 29 (IANS) The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is holding a three-day training programme on investigation of cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, beginning Monday, June 29, at the Central Academy for Police Training here. The event is hosting 26 NCB officers who will participate in an intensive training course on probing such cases, including financial investigations, according to the agency’s social media post on ‘X’. The programme is designed …
Surat, June 26 (IANS) The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Friday seized 2 kg of cocaine in Surat and arrested one person involved in its illicit trafficking under the relevant provisions of the NDPS Act, 1985, an official said. Besides this seizure, the DRI carried out a series of operations at various airports, railway stations, courier terminals, and highways in Mumbai, Delhi, Jaipur, Patna, Cochin, and Ahmedabad, and has cumulatively seized approximately 26 kg of cocaine since la…
Patna, May 31 (IANS) In continuation of its sustained efforts to curb drug trafficking and dismantle narcotics supply networks across India, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 104.9 kg of ganja (cannabis) in Bihar and arrested two accused, an official said.The two accused were arrested on Saturday, the official said.During questioning, the accused told DRI officials that they were involved in the illicit transportation of the contraband. They were arrested under the relevan…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said enforcement agencies have made India’s first-ever seizure of Captagon, a banned synthetic stimulant, commonly referred to as the “Jihadi Drug”, valued at Rs 182 crore.In a post on X, Shah said the seizure was made under “Operation Ragepill” and described it as a major step in the Centre’s anti-narcotics campaign.He said the consignment was destined for the Middle East and confirmed that a foreign national had been ar…
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) India’s premier agency responsible for gathering and analysing intelligence from abroad, the Research and Analysis Wing, held its annual lecture series on Friday, which began in 2007 to honour its founder, Rameshwar Nath Kao. Union Home Minister Amit Shah delivered his address at the event this year on “Narcotics: A Borderless Threat, A Collective Responsibility”.In his statement, the Home Minister said that under the leadership of PM Modi, India had set a national…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The deportation of Salim Dola marks a significant breakthrough for Indian law enforcement agencies, reinforcing an ongoing crackdown on organised crime and narcotics syndicates.Dola, a close aide of Dawood Ibrahim, was arrested in Turkey and deported to India on Tuesday. He was brought to New Delhi in a special aircraft and handed over to the Central Intelligence officials. Following the initial interrogation, the Mumbai Police, which has registered multiple cases agai…
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The Narcotics Control Bureau’s (NCB) Delhi Zonal Unit has destroyed around 408 kg of seized drugs valued at more than Rs 212 crore, an official said on Thursday. The 408 kg of seized narcotic drugs was linked to 39 pre-trial and post-trial cases, the official added.The large-scale disposal of seized narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances was carried out through the Regional Drugs Disposal Committee (RDDC) and High-Level Drugs Disposal Committee (HLDDC), the officia…