Gorakhpur, June 15 (IANS) In a major crackdown on narcotics trafficking, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Gorakhpur Zonal Unit, in coordination with the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF), seized 124 kg of ganja from the godown of a courier company in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and arrested a suspected drug trafficker, officials said on Monday.The operation was carried out on Sunday following specific intelligence inputs as part of the Centre’s campaign for a “Drug-Free India” envisioned b…
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Vadodara, June 13 (IANS) Police in Gujarat’s Vadodara have seized hybrid cannabis valued at more than Rs 86 lakh from a flat in the city’s Alkapuri area, following a raid conducted by the Anti Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of CID Crime on the basis of specific intelligence inputs, officials said on Saturday. According to an official release issued by the ANTF, officers of the Vadodara Zone raided a residence at Vatsalya Flat on Jetalpur Road after receiving information that narcotic substances w…
Mumbai, June 12 (IANS) In a major anti-narcotics operation, the Customs Department has arrested a 28-year-old woman at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport for allegedly attempting to smuggle a large quantity of hydroponic weed into the country. The seized contraband, weighing more than 11 kg, is estimated to be worth Rs 11.82 crore in the international market. According to Customs officials, the woman arrived in Mumbai on a flight from Bangkok and came under suspicion du…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) A Delhi University student has been arrested after the police allegedly recovered hydroponic marijuana, commonly known as “OG”, valued at nearly Rs 20 lakh from his possession, officials said on Tuesday. Investigators claim the accused was not only involved in selling the banned narcotic substance but was also supplying it to college students in the national capital.The arrest was made by the Anti-Narcotics Squad of the North-West District Police following a targeted…
Srinagar, June 8 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar district said on Monday that they have attached immovable properties worth Rs 4 crore belonging to two alleged drug peddlers.A police statement said that Srinagar Police had attached immovable properties worth approximately Rs 4 crore belonging to the two accused under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.According to the statement, Police Station Sangam attached properties worth around Rs 3 cro…
Nagpur, June 6 (IANS) The Nagpur Regional Unit of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai Zonal Unit on Saturday has busted an interstate drug smuggling syndicate and seized more than 522 kg of ganja (cannabis) valued at approximately Rs 2.61 crore. Acting on specific Intelligence inputs, DRI officials intercepted a long-platform truck travelling from the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border towards Maharashtra via National Highway 53. The vehicle was stopped at the Mathni toll plaza near …
Gorakhpur, June 4 (IANS) The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) seized 406 kg of ‘ganja’ (contraband substance) in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur and arrested four accused who were taking the contraband to Deoria from Tezpur in Assam, an official said on Thursday. The NCB Gorakhpur Zone, in coordination with the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF), achieved the breakthrough when they arrested two persons on Wednesday, a statement said.Acting on specific intelligence, NCB Gorakhpur intercepted a pickup…
Gandhinagar/Ahmedabad, June 3 (IANS) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi said the state government would maintain “zero tolerance” and “zero compromise” against drug trafficking after Ahmedabad police seized more than seven kilograms of methamphetamine worth Rs 14.16 crore and arrested an alleged drug courier in the Naroda area. In a post on social media platform X on Tuesday, Sanghavi said: “Naroda Police delivers a crushing blow to drug trafficking! A peddler carrying 7+ kg …
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside a Punjab and Haryana High Court order granting bail to an accused in a commercial quantity of heroin recovery case, observing that the sovereignty of the country must prevail over personal liberty when a “war” is being waged against the nation through the supply of drugs. A Bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N. Kotiswar Singh allowed an appeal filed by the Punjab government against the grant of regular bail to Balraj Singh alias Bil…
Jaipur, June 2 (IANS) Operating under a strict “zero-tolerance” policy against narcotics trafficking, the Baran Police have dealt a massive financial blow to the region’s drug mafia. Under the banner of ‘Operation Vajra Prahar,’ authorities have permanently frozen movable and immovable assets, alongside banking channels, totaling Rs 3.92 crore belonging to notorious drug smuggler Biramchand Lodha and his family.The action was executed under Section 68F of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Subs…