Ahmedabad, June 16 (IANS) Narcotics Control Bureau’s (NCB) Director General Anurag Garg on Tuesday released a Voluntary Code of Conduct (VCC) for chemical and pharmaceutical industry to prevent the diversion of precursor chemicals for illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs. At a conference held in Ahmedabad, Garg emphasised that while enforcement agencies play a critical role in interdiction and investigation, the fight against synthetic drugs cannot be won through enforcement action alone.He sai…
Latest drug trafficking News & Updates
Imphal, June 16 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Tuesday said that the State government remains firmly committed to dismantling drug networks and building a drug-free Manipur. The Chief Minister chaired a meeting of the Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD) at the Civil Secretariat to review the State’s ongoing efforts to combat drug trafficking and substance abuse.A senior official of the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said that during the meeting, Singh reviewed measures …
Jaipur, June 15 (IANS) Rajasthan Director General of Police (DGP) Rajeev Kumar Sharma on Monday directed police officers across the state to intensify action against organised crime, drug trafficking, cyber fraud and habitual offenders, while emphasising strict measures against those filing false criminal cases.Chairing a statewide crime review meeting through video conferencing from the Police Headquarters, Sharma said a strong law-and-order environment is the foundation of a developed Rajastha…
Aizawl, June 15 (IANS) Mizoram Governor Vijay Kumar Singh (Retd) on Monday urged people to uphold the cherished Mizo value of ‘Tlawmngaihna’, the spirit of selflessness, compassion and voluntary service, while stressing the need for a united and sustained fight against drug abuse and trafficking. In a message posted on social media, the Governor extended warm greetings to the Young Mizo Association (YMA) and its members on the occasion of the organisation’s 91st Foundation Day.Describing t…
Mumbai, June 15 (IANS) The Mumbai Crime Branch suspects that notorious drug smuggler Salim Dola, considered a close associate of fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and who built an extensive range of assets in Turkey and Dubai, is attempting to mislead investigators during interrogation. Following the completion of questioning by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Dola, who was arrested in Turkey and brought to India, is now being interrogated by various units of the Mumbai Crime Branch in …
Bengaluru, June 13 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday said that beneficiaries of the Gruha Laxmi Rs 2,000 monthly allowance scheme would be required to reapply as part of a verification process. According to the government, more than Rs 100 crore had been drawn in the names of deceased beneficiaries, he stated. He was addressing the media after a seven‑hour review meeting at Vidhana Soudha with Deputy Commissioners, Superintendents of Police, Chief Executive Officers, …
Aizawl, June 13 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah has assured Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma that the Central government would provide rice worth Rs 10 crore to the state government for the relief and support of refugees currently sheltered in the Northeastern state, officials said on Saturday. A senior official of the Mizoram Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said that during a meeting with the Union Home Minister on Friday evening in New Delhi, Lalduhoma informed Shah that nearly 40,000 ref…
Washington, June 11 (IANS) India and China must work together to confront what could become “the defining problem of the future for humanity”, former White House drug policy chief Rahul Gupta said, warning that no country is immune from the growing threat posed by synthetic drugs and fentanyl trafficking networks. “No country is immune from the global synthetic threat,” Gupta told IANS in an exclusive interview. “Every third person walking the earth is either an Indian or a Chinese. So it’s impo…
Jaipur, June 10 (IANS) Rajasthan Police’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) has seized 88.970 kg of illicit opium latex valued at approximately Rs 4.5 crore in the international market, in a major breakthrough in its ongoing campaign against narcotics trafficking.The contraband, which was allegedly being transported from Manipur to Rajasthan through an inter-state trafficking network, was recovered from a specially designed concealed compartment beneath a truck intercepted in Sirsa district of Ha…
Hyderabad, June 9 (IANS) Telangana Police’s anti-drugs wing EAGLE Force, in coordination with Customs Hyderabad and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), has busted a transnational ‘OG Ganja’ smuggling network operating between Bangkok and India, with contraband worth Rs 2 crore seized from a woman at Hyderabad Airport. The Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) said on Tuesday that a woman was arrested at Hyderabad Airport upon her arrival from Bangkok while attempting to smugg…