Mumbai, June 4 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches at 21 locations across Mumbai, Surat, Ankleshwar and Rajkot in connection with a “Trans-national Organised Narcotics Trafficking Syndicate” operated by Salim Ismail Dola, an alleged drug trafficker associated with the Dawood Ibrahim gang who was recently extradited from Turkey, and his aides, seizing currency and gold bars valued at around Rs 1.33 crore, an official said on Thursday. The ED’s Mumbai Zonal Office, conducted…
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Mumbai, June 2 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate launched extensive search operations at 20 locations across Mumbai, besides Surat, Ankleshwar, and Rajkot in Gujarat, as part of a money laundering probe linked to an alleged international narcotics syndicate operated by Salim Ismail Dola and his associates, the agency said on Tuesday.According to the ED sources, the action has been initiated under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.The searches targeted premises connected to sup…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) As the Indian agencies continue to crack down on drug cartels and narcotic smuggling, an increasing trend of pharmaceutical drug diversions has come to light. There has been an increase in the number of such cases in Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, and Tripura, the agencies have learnt.In addition to identifying and cracking down on drug smugglers, their modus operandi and the routes they use, the agencies are closely monitoring chemical and pharmaceutical diversion. The high…
Valsad/Ahmedabad, May 26 (IANS) The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and Valsad Special Operations Group (SOG) have seized 2.377 kg of mephedrone and arrested two men after raiding a scrap godown in Sarigam village of Vapi taluka in Valsad district, officials said on Tuesday. The raid was carried out after ATS Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) S.L. Chaudhary received intelligence that Rajesh Maurya and his associates, Abdul Kalam and Mehulkumar Makwana, were allegedly manufacturing and se…
Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) The Narcotics Control Bureau arrested two drug traffickers and recovered 702 kg Ganja while busting a major interstate trafficking network in Gondia, Maharashtra, an official said on Saturday.The 702 kg Ganja was concealed in 100 packets among grocery cargo items, including detergent, toothpaste & hair dye, was recovered and seized, the official said in a statement.The seized contraband was sourced from Odisha & destined for multiple Maharashtra-based drug syndicate…
Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) The Mumbai Police Crime Branch’s Anti-Narcotics Cell on Friday arrested a suspected drug supplier near Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and seized 3.886 kilograms of charas from his possession. According to officials, the seized narcotics are valued at approximately Rs 3.89 crore in the international market. A case has been registered against the accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, and he has been taken into custody for further investigation.Of…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The arrest of Dawood Ibrahim’s close aide, Salim Dola, was a major shot in the arm for the Indian intelligence agencies, for not only will his questioning help them unravel his vast network, but also help in controlling the menace of mephedrone smuggling into India.Over the years, mephedrone, also known as 4-methylmethcathinone, 4-MMC, and 4-methylephedron, has been flooding the Indian markets in huge quantities. The drug, also known as white magic, meow-meow and bubble…
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…
Ahmedabad, April 21 (IANS) A Special NDPS Court in Ahmedabad sentenced an inter-state drug trafficker to 15 years’ rigorous imprisonment, along with a fine of Rs 2 lakh, in a 2022 Mephedrone seizure case, an NCB official said on Tuesday. Sajid Miya Malek, a resident of Vejalpur Road, Ahmedabad, was convicted by the Special Court under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, said an official statement.In July 2022, the Narcotics Control Bureau intercepted the convict at…
Jaipur, April 3 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) has dismantled an illicit Mephedrone (MD) manufacturing unit operating from the rooftop of a residential house in Jodhpur, recovering drugs worth Rs three crore. Acting under the direction of Additional Director General Dinesh M.N., the AGTF recovered 3.055 kg of finished MD drugs and 55.725 kg of hazardous chemicals, valued at approximately Rs three crore in the international market.The accused, Ganpatram Beniwa…