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 …
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Jaipur, June 19 (IANS) A Special NDPS Court in Rajasthan has sentenced six persons to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment each for their involvement in the interstate trafficking of over 600 kg of poppy straw in the state in 2021, dealing a major blow to an organised narcotics network operating across state borders, an official statement said on Friday.The Special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Court at Weir in Bharatpur district also imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh on each of the c…
Chandigarh, June 18 (IANS) In a crackdown on drug trafficking networks, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Chandigarh Zonal Unit and Chandigarh Police, conducted a joint operation in the Tricity and unearthed a Pakistan-linked module operating in Kharar, Punjab and arrested two persons, including a woman, an official said on Thursday. The operation on June 12 commenced with the interception and search of a vehicle being used by an individual who is a practicing advocate. During the search of th…
Chandigarh, June 18 (IANS) In a crackdown on drug trafficking networks, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Chandigarh Zonal Unit, and Chandigarh Police conducted a joint operation in the tricity and unearthed a module operating in nearby Kharar in Punjab. The operation commenced with the interception and search of a vehicle being used by an individual who is a practising advocate. During the search of the vehicle, NCB officers recovered 93 grams of methamphetamine (ice) and 10 grams of heroin.F…
Jaipur, June 12 (IANS) In a major success in the fight against narcotics trafficking, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Jaipur Zonal Unit on Friday secured the conviction of an accused involved in the interstate smuggling of illegal opium, a prohibited substance under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. The Special Judge (NDPS) Court in Ajmer, presided over by Bhanukumar, convicted Jawarilal, son of Sahiram and a resident of Dangiyawas in Jodhpur district, Rajastha…
Panipat, May 7 (IANS) A Special NDPS Court in Haryana’s Panipat district sentenced three drug traffickers to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment each in a 2021 interstate charas trafficking case, a Narcotics Crime Bureau (NCB) official said on Thursday. The Special Court held Mohd. Wali, Mohd. Rehan Shah and Imran Khan, all three residents of Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit, guilty under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act for carrying 10 kg charas.”While sentencin…
Ahmedabad, April 24 (IANS) A Special NDPS Court on Friday sentenced two drug smugglers to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment, along with a fine of Rs 2 lakh each, an NCB official said. The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Ahmedabad Zonal Unit, secured the conviction of Sheikh Mohammad Sohel Abdul Kadar, resident of Saiyed Wada, Khanpur, Ahmedabad, and Nadeem Sheikh, resident of Golwad Lal Bunglow, Shahpur, Ahmedabad, said an official statement.Acting on specific and credible intelligence, officers…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) In view of the Maldives adding more teeth to its anti-drug laws, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Thursday advised Indian citizens to avoid carrying to the island any package, baggage or item on behalf of others without being sure of the contents. In an advisory issued ahead of the summer vacation season, the NCB cautioned Indian citizens travelling to or visiting the Maldives regarding the recent strengthening of anti-narcotics laws in that country and educated t…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted a major interstate ganja trafficking network, seizing 210 kilograms of contraband valued at approximately Rs 20 crore and arresting four individuals in Nagpur.According to an official release, the operation was carried out on Saturday (April 11) based on specific intelligence inputs. NCB’s Mumbai Zonal Unit intercepted two accused, identified as P. Kumar and R. Kumar, who were travelling in a truck bearing a West Bengal r…
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…