Guwahati, March 9 (IANS) The NCB, in a joint operation with the CRPF, arrested two drug traffickers and seized 524.9 kilograms of Ganja, estimated to be worth Rs 2.6 crore, an official said on Monday.On Sunday, acting upon specific input, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Guwahati Zonal Unit, intercepted one truck at Khatkhati in Assam in a joint operation with 155 Battalion CRPF.Upon thorough search of the vehicle, a total of 524.9 kilograms of Ganja, estimated to be worth approximately Rs 2….
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Ahmedabad, March 2 (IANS) A Special Court in Ahmedabad sentenced a drug trafficker to 12 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) and slapped a fine of Rs 2 lakh in a mephedrone smuggling case of 2023, a Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) official said on Monday.An Additional Sessions Judge, Ahmedabad, convicted Mohammad Irfan Usmangani Saiyad, a resident of Kalupur, Ahmedabad, in the case.The case pertained to the seizure of 155 grams of mephedrone and 43 grams of charas at Kalupur Railway Station, Ahme…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 26 (IANS) In a major development, the Koraput Police on Thursday busted an interstate hashish oil manufacturing temporary unit and seized 1,800-litres of oil worth around Rs 225 crore.Following the receipt of precise and actionable Intelligence inputs regarding suspicious activities in the region, a raid was meticulously planned and led by Koraput Superintendent of Police, Rohit Varma.Acting swiftly on the information, a coordinated operation was launched in the dense forested s…
Chennai, Feb 25 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday intensified its attack on the ruling DMK government, alleging that the State has witnessed a sharp rise in narcotics trafficking over the past four-and-a-half years and calling for the immediate formation of a Special Anti-Narcotics Task Force. BJP State spokesperson A.N.S. Prasad claimed that Tamil Nadu was “sliding towards becoming India’s drug capital”, and accused the government led by Chief Minister M….
Jabalpur, Feb 19 (IANS) A Special NDPS Court in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur on Thursday sentenced three drug traffickers to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1.50 lakh each for interstate activities involving Ganja (Cannabis), an NCB official said. The three convicts were arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Bhopal Zonal Unit in 2000 for their involvement in the trafficking of over 870 kg of Ganja from Odisha to Madhya Pradesh via Chhattisgarh, said a statement issu…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 13 (IANS) A Special NDPS Court in Bhubaneswar has sentenced two drug traffickers to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) along with a fine of Rs 1 lakh each, an official said on Friday.Mangal Ram Mahato and Kumar Dili, both residents of Dhanbad, were sentenced by the court of the 3rd Additional District and Sessions Judge, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, an official of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Bhubaneswar Zonal Unit, said.The convicts were sentenced under Sections 20(b), 25 an…
Hyderabad, Feb 1 (IANS) The government of Telangana on Sunday announced ex-gratia of Rs1 crore to the family of excise constable Gajula Soumya, who died in an alleged attack by Gaanja smugglers. The 25-year-old succumbed at a hospital in Hyderabad on Saturday night after remaining critical for a week.The government also announced a job for Soumya’s brother.It was also decided to conduct her funeral with police honours. Nizamabad district Collector has been directed to make necessary arrangemen…
Hyderabad, Feb 1 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Sunday directed the police to take strict action against those responsible for the death of excise constable Gajula Soumya.The 25-year-old succumbed on Saturday night to the injuries she sustained in an alleged attack by ‘Ganja’ smugglers a week ago in Nizamabad district.The Chief Minister expressed his condolences on the death of Soumya, who passed away at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) in Hyderabad.The Chief Min…
Agartala, Jan 29 (IANS) Assam Rifles and other security forces, in a joint operation, destroyed illicit ganja cultivation worth Rs 14.5 crore in Tripura, officials said on Thursday. A defence spokesman said that Assam Rifles carried out a major anti-narcotics operation in the Boxanagar area, about 41 km south of Agartala, in Tripura’s Sepahijala district. He said that acting on specific intelligence, a column of Assam Rifles, in coordination with the Tripura Police, Tripura State Rifles (TSR) …
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) As the national capital prepares for New Year celebrations, the Delhi Police have intensified security measures by carrying out an overnight crackdown under Operation Aaghat 3.0, arresting 285 people across the South-East district. The special drive, aimed at preventing crime during the festive season, led to the seizure of illegal weapons, drugs, illicit liquor, cash and stolen property. According to the Delhi police, coordinated raids were conducted at multiple vulnera…