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…
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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…
Mumbai, Feb 16 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement’s (ED) Mumbai Zone has provisionally attached seven immovable properties, including flats in Mumbai, valued at approximately Rs 5.88 crore in connection with an NDPS-related money laundering case, an official statement said on Monday.The properties of those attached under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) include Faisal Shaikh, Alfiya Shaikh and others.The investigation was initiated based on a complaint filed by …
Patna, Feb 1 (IANS) The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has secured a 10-year jail term for a truck driver and his assistant in a Special NDPS Court in Gaya for carrying 1,419 Kg of poppy straw and 4.7 kg of opium, an official said on Sunday. Shrawan Kumar, the main carrier and receiver, and Suraj Sharma, both residents of Kurukshetra in Haryana, were arrested with the contraband on August 11, 2021, said the official in a statement.The conviction was pronounced by the District and Sessions Judge-…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) seized Mephedrone (MD) manufacturing laboratory equipment in Jodhpur, which was intended to manufacture around 200 kg of MD for distribution in the illicit drug market, an official said on Friday. The action was taken on Thursday under Operation Prayogshala in close coordination with Jodhpur Gramin Police, the official said in a statement, adding that three prime suspects in the case are on the run.During the operation, NCB Jodhpur seiz…
Bhopal, Jan 10 (IANS) In a significant operation against synthetic drug trafficking, the Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) has dismantled a clandestine laboratory producing mephedrone (commonly known as MD drugs) in Aamla village of Agar Malwa district.The illegal unit was operating covertly inside Teerth Herbal Nursery, a farmhouse located approximately 20 km from the district headquarters along the Indore-Kota National Highway. Authorities suspect the facility had been active for an extended p…
Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a Drug-Free India (Nasha Mukt Bharat), the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Mumbai Zonal Unit has delivered significant enforcement outcomes in 2025 to dismantle narcotics networks from top to bottom, an official statement said on Friday.During the year, the NCB Mumbai seized around 5,560 kg of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, including 11.760 kg of cocaine, 11.835 kg of charas, 223 kg of ganja, 49.664 kg of me…
Ahmedabad, Dec 24 (IANS) In a major offensive against the city’s narcotics network, the Ahmedabad Crime Branch and the Special Operations Group (SOG) have carried out a series of coordinated, high-intensity raids over the past week, registering 21 criminal cases and seizing drugs valued at over Rs 1 crore. The joint operation, officials said, reflects a zero-tolerance approach towards drug trafficking and consumption, with enforcement teams targeting every layer of the illegal supply chain, fr…