Chennai, June 22 (IANS) The Greater Chennai Police arrested 77 people and registered 38 criminal cases during a week-long special anti-narcotics drive conducted across the city, resulting in the seizure of significant quantities of drugs, vehicles and cash linked to illegal trafficking networks.The intensive operation was carried out from June 14 to June 20 under the direction of Chennai Police Commissioner A. Amalraj as part of the city police’s ongoing efforts to curb the spread of narcotics…
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Ahmedabad, June 21 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Crime Branch of Gujarat Police on Sunday uncovered a drug trafficking network that allegedly used courier services to transport mephedrone consignments in small parcels to evade detection, seizing a total of 371.55 grams of the narcotic valued at around Rs 37.15 lakh in a coordinated operation in the city. According to officials, the case began when a team apprehended an accused from an open ground near Ved Arcade on SP Ring Road in the Vastral area with 2…
Colombo, June 20 (IANS) Pakistan’s growing narcotics challenge extends far beyond law and order concerns, intersecting with governance, public health, border security, education and economic vulnerability.From trafficking routes in Balochistan to cocaine distribution networks in Karachi’s affluent neighbourhoods, the evidence underscored a deeply entrenched ecosystem that has adapted to advancing technologies, shifting consumer demand and evolving regional dynamics, a report has stated.”In the c…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) In a major breakthrough in its ongoing anti-drug campaign, the Anti-Narcotics Squad (ANS) of Delhi Police’s East District on Saturday dismantled an interstate narcotics supply chain and arrested a key Odisha-based supplier allegedly involved in trafficking ganja to Delhi-NCR. Police recovered nearly 22.5 kg of ganja, classified a commercial quantity under the NDPS Act, and seized a car allegedly used to transport the contraband. The operation was carried out as part of …
Jaipur, June 19 (IANS) In a major statewide anti-narcotics operation, the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) on Friday carried out four coordinated raids across Rajasthan’s Jalore, Beawar and Jaipur, dismantling multiple drug trafficking networks and arresting five alleged drug peddlers. The operations, conducted under the guidance of Rajasthan Director General of Police (DGP) Rajiv Kumar Sharma, led to the seizure of large quantities of opium, smack (heroin), and cannabis, along with cash believe…
Patna, June 19 (IANS) In a major crackdown on narcotics trafficking, police in the Phalka police station of Bihar’s Katihar arrested two alleged drug smugglers and seized 102.79 gm of heroin (smack) during a vehicle-checking operation. Among those arrested is Sunil Kumar, who identified himself as the son of former Bihar Minister and former MP Ramji Das Rishi, police said on Thursday.Police said that Sunil Kumar is currently employed as a Rozgar Sevak in Forbesganj.The second accused, Khushilal …
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…