Guwahati, July 12 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister on Sunday said that his government would intensify its fight against drug trafficking over the next five years, asserting that coordinated action by northeastern states could end Assam’s use as a transit corridor for narcotics. Launching the state-wide Drugs Disposal Campaign at the 14th Assam Police Battalion campus at Doulashal in Nalbari district, the Chief Minister said the government would adopt even more stringent measures against drug traffick…
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Guwahati, July 10 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Friday commended a police team in the Sribhumi district for seizing 30,000 Yaba tablets valued at around Rs 3 crore and arresting three persons in connection with the narcotics haul, reiterating the state government’s commitment to its anti-drug campaign. Taking to X, the Chief Minister praised the police action with a sharp message underscoring the government’s crackdown on drug trafficking.”Every shipment has a destination,…
Aizawl, July 6 (IANS) The Assam Rifles, in coordination with the Excise and Narcotics Department, seized highly addictive methamphetamine tablets worth approximately Rs 3.30 crore in eastern Mizoram’s Champhai district, officials said on Monday. A defence spokesman said that acting on specific intelligence inputs, troops of the Assam Rifles, in association with the Excise and Narcotics Department, carried out a joint operation in the Zote area of Champhai district, which shares a mountainous int…
Agartala/Aizawl, June 27 (IANS) The Assam Rifles, in a joint operation with the Customs Department, seized a large consignment of highly addictive methamphetamine tablets valued at over Rs 5 crore in Tripura on Saturday, marking another major success in the fight against narcotics trafficking in the Northeast. A defence spokesman said that the operation was carried out in the Mungiakami area of Khowai district based on specific intelligence inputs. During the operation, the joint team intercepte…
Sydney, June 23 (IANS) Six men from the eastern Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) have been charged over an alleged attempt to import 120 kg of cocaine from the US and the subsequent discovery of a drug laboratory, officials have said. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Border Force (ABF) said on Tuesday that an investigation began in December 2025 when officers intercepted a consignment from California containing four vehicle transmissions.The components were dismantled,…
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…
Agartala/Aizawl, June 9 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches at multiple locations in West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram in connection with an ongoing money laundering investigation arising out of a major cross-border drug-trafficking case involving proceeds of crime in excess of Rs 142 crore, the central probe agency said on Tuesday. The ED, Aizawl Sub-Zonal Office, conducted search operations under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, on Monday at four locat…
Agartala/Aizawl, June 8 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday conducted searches at multiple locations in West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram as part of its investigation into a cross-border drug trafficking and money laundering network involving proceeds of crime estimated at more than Rs 142 crore, official sources said.Sources said that the ED’s Aizawl Sub-Zonal Office carried out search operations under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, at four locations spanning …
Patna, May 31 (IANS) In continuation of its sustained efforts to curb drug trafficking and dismantle narcotics supply networks across India, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 104.9 kg of ganja (cannabis) in Bihar and arrested two accused, an official said.The two accused were arrested on Saturday, the official said.During questioning, the accused told DRI officials that they were involved in the illicit transportation of the contraband. They were arrested under the relevan…