Ahmedabad, June 2 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Police have seized methamphetamine weighing 7.084 kg, valued at over Rs 14.16 crore, and arrested a 48-year-old man during a targeted operation in the Naroda area following specific intelligence inputs, officials said on Tuesday.According to officials, senior officers had directed all units to intensify action against illegal narcotics trafficking and distribution networks.Officials said in-charge Inspector S.A. Kotadiya received confidential information th…
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Ahmedabad, May 31 (IANS) A man was arrested near Sabarmati Railway Station in Ahmedabad after officers of the Anti Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of CID Crime seized 305.78 grams of suspected mephedrone, commonly known as MD, with an estimated value of Rs 9.17 lakh, officials said on Sunday. According to officials, the operation was carried out near the exit gate of Sabarmati Railway Station following specific intelligence inputs. The raid was conducted by a team from the ANTF-Ahmedabad Zone under …
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…
Chandigarh, May 31 (IANS) Punjab Police have dismantled the financial infrastructure of organised drug trafficking networks over the past 15 months, striking a major blow to narco-hawala syndicates by freezing illicit assets of 750 drug smugglers valued at Rs 300 crore, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here on Sunday.”The Punjab Police force has systematically shifted its focus from mere street-level seizures to dismantling the broader economic infrastructure that funds cross-b…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 30 (IANS) A major anti-narcotics operation by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) that led to the seizure of more than 24 kg of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances across Kerala has underscored the scale of the drug menace confronting the state. Under ‘Operation Chakravyuh’, the DRI’s Cochin Unit seized substantial quantities of methaqualone, methamphetamine, and hashish oil in coordinated operations at Kochi, Malappuram, and Thiruvananthapuram.Five…
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…
Ahmedabad, May 26 (IANS) A Rajasthan-based man wanted in multiple narcotics cases has been arrested in connection with a mephedrone seizure in Ahmedabad, police said on Tuesday.The accused, identified as Rajuram Bishnoi, 40, a businessman from Danta (Bawaliya) village in Sanchore taluka of Jalore district, was apprehended by the Ahmedabad Crime Branch from his native village.Police said Bishnoi allegedly supplied 412 grams of mephedrone, valued at Rs 12.36 lakh, which was seized in Ahmedabad las…
Chatra (Jharkhand), May 25 (IANS) Police in Jharkhand’s Chatra district seized opium, doda and poppy seeds worth over Rs 1 crore in two separate operations against drug traffickers and illegal narcotics syndicates, officials said on Monday.Three interstate smugglers, including the alleged mastermind of the racket, were arrested, while five others managed to flee during the raids.Addressing a press conference at the Collectorate office, Chatra Superintendent of Police Animesh Naithani shared deta…
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) In a major crackdown on narcotics trafficking, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai Zonal Unit, has seized 2.25 kg of cocaine worth approximately Rs 11.25 crore in the illegal market in two separate operations conducted at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International (CSMI) Airport, Mumbai. Four foreign nationals involved in drug smuggling through body concealment have been arrested in connection with the cases. According to officials, on May 22, acting on …
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Customs officials at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, New Delhi, intercepted two Thai nationals arriving from Bangkok on flight AI-2356 after they crossed the Customs Green Channel, in a major narcotics seizure involving suspected hydroponic weed (Ganja), an official statement said on Saturday.Acting on specific profiling inputs and suspicious travel indicators, Customs officers subjected the baggage of both passengers to detailed examination, according to offi…