Kozhikode, July 27 (IANS) Kerala Police have intensified the investigation into the sensational MDMA drug racket involving two female teachers in Vadakara, with the probe now focused on uncovering a wider narcotics network and identifying other possible accomplices.The investigation team will soon move the court seeking custody of the two arrested accused, K.C. Keerthana of Maruthonkara and Kavya of Koorachundu.Investigators plan to interrogate both women together, hoping the joint questioning w…
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Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) Kolkata Police informed on Wednesday morning that two Thai nationals were arrested in Kolkata on Tuesday with banned narcotics. The two women had come to the city disguised as tourists but in reality they had smuggled the drugs into West Bengal.The Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police arrested the two women from Bangkok from Bhowanipore area of south Kolkata in possession of banned drug named ecstasy.When it is in tablet form, it is called Ecstasy and when it is in …
Indore, July 17 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Indore Sub-Zonal Office, has dealt a major blow to a multi-state drug trafficking network by conducting simultaneous search operations at multiple locations in Indore and Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The action was taken under the Union Government’s ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan’ initiative and relates to the alleged trafficking of 70 kilograms of MDMA (Mephedrone) drugs, valued at approximately Rs 70 crore.The ED initiated the investigation …
Bengaluru, July 11 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge on Saturday said the state police force has achieved another major success in its crackdown on narcotics, with Bengaluru City Police dismantling an inter-state drug trafficking network and seizing banned narcotic substances worth Rs 30.43 crore. Addressing the media, Kharge said the police recovered 29 kg of MDMA, 20 grams of cocaine, and 1,000 ecstasy tablets in a series of coordinated operations. The estimated value of the seized…
Bengaluru, July 7 (IANS) In a major anti-drug crackdown, Bengaluru police have seized more than 35 kg of banned narcotic substances worth around Rs 5.70 crore and arrested 11 alleged drug peddlers, including nine individuals from other states and two local residents.In an official statement issued on Tuesday, the police said they seized 2 kg of MDMA, 1.767 kg of hydro ganja and 32.920 kg of ganja during the operations. In addition, the police recovered Rs 5.90 lakh in cash, two iPhones and a two…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The East District Anti-Narcotics Squad of Delhi Police has busted an alleged drug supply chain operating in the national Capital and arrested three accused, including two foreign nationals, recovering 21.09 grams of MDMA, 30 grams of ganja, three scooters and two mobile phones, officials said on Saturday. According to Delhi Police, the operation was carried out as part of its ongoing ‘Zero Tolerance’ policy against drugs and the campaign to build a drug-free society.The …
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) The Delhi Police, in pursuance of the zero tolerance policy against narcotic drugs and drug trafficking, arrested 16 accused and made recoveries of drugs during an operation launched under the ongoing ‘Operation Kavach-14.0’ to dismantle narcotics supply networks and curb the menace of drug trafficking.Dedicated teams of Anti-Narcotics Squad (ANS), Special Staff and Police Stations of West District conducted sustained intelligence-based raids, surveillance and targeted …
Noida, June 13 (IANS) In a significant crackdown on drug trade, the Greater Noida Police on Saturday arrested two foreign nationals of Nigerian origin with banned narcotics, officials said. The police also recovered significant amount of drugs from their possession, including 39.27 grams of crystal MDMA (methamphetamine-class drugs), an electronic weighing scale, and also a scooter from transporting it.The two accused were engaged in drug trade and had set up a dedicated network for supplying ba…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Narendra Modi government has set a target of making India free from narcotics by 2047.Speaking at the annual R N Kao Memorial Lecture organised by the Research and Analysis Wing, Union Home Minister Amit Shah reiterated the government’s commitment to achieving a Drug-Free India by 2047.Security and anti-narcotics agencies say several international and domestic cartels are attempting to push drugs into India. In Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Maharashtra, enforcement…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Kerala’s drug problem is huge. Not only has the state become a major transit and entry point, the consumer market, too, has gone up considerably. Under the scanner of the agencies are the suppliers, the carriers and now the consumers as well.High profile parties which are held in luxury hotels have come increasingly under the scanner in recent months.In addition to this, the police have learnt that the demand for marijuana has gone down considerably and this has been re…