Ahmedabad, June 28 (IANS) Customs officers at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA) here have seized 10.91 kg of hydroponic marijuana valued at around Rs 11 crore from a passenger arriving from Bangkok, officials said on Sunday.The seizure was made by officers of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Ahmedabad Customs on Sunday after the passenger, who hails from Mangrol town of Junagadh district, arrived on Thai Airways flight TG-343 from Bangkok.During examination of the checked-…
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Ahmedabad, June 26 (IANS) The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Friday seized 2.08 lakh Tramadol tablets with an estimated international market value of Rs 8.32 crore and arrested an alleged interstate drug trafficker from Rajasthan, saying the accused had supplied more than 62.54 lakh tablets across multiple states in just over a month. According to officials, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) S.L. Chaudhary received intelligence that Paresh Jain, who was residing in Pardi in Valsad di…
Kohima, June 26 (IANS) Senior Naga leader and Advisor for Nagaland Social Welfare Department Wangpang Konyak has called upon churches, educational institutions, civil society organisations and community groups to play a proactive and coordinated role in combating the growing menace of substance abuse, stressing that protecting the younger generation requires collective action beyond government efforts. Addressing a programme organised on International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficki…
Ahmedabad/Surat, June 26 (IANS) Gujarat Police marked the ‘International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking’ on Friday with large-scale public awareness events in Ahmedabad and Surat, as senior officers reiterated the state’s commitment to tackling narcotics trafficking and preventing drug abuse through sustained enforcement and community participation.In Ahmedabad, the Gujarat Police’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) organised a cyclothon at the Sabarmati Riverfront to spread aware…
Gandhinagar, June 26 (IANS) Gujarat Police have seized more than 1.36 lakh kilograms of narcotic substances worth over Rs 13,600 crore and arrested 5,346 people in connection with drug trafficking cases over the past five years, as the state intensified its campaign against organised drug networks and international smuggling operations. The figures were released ahead of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on June 26, with senior state officials highlighting the resu…
Mumbai, June 23 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who also holds the Home portfolio, on Tuesday unveiled a multi-pronged institutional overhaul aimed at dismantling the financial and operational networks of the state’s narco-mafia, reiterating the government’s zero-tolerance policy towards drug trafficking.During Question Hour in the state Assembly, Fadnavis cited the recent arrest of transnational drug lord Mohammad Salim Dola, alias Salim Ismail Dola, to defend the state’s d…
Ahmedabad, June 21 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Crime Branch of Gujarat Police on Sunday uncovered a drug trafficking network that allegedly used courier services to transport mephedrone consignments in small parcels to evade detection, seizing a total of 371.55 grams of the narcotic valued at around Rs 37.15 lakh in a coordinated operation in the city. According to officials, the case began when a team apprehended an accused from an open ground near Ved Arcade on SP Ring Road in the Vastral area with 2…
Ahmedabad, June 21 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Crime Branch on Sunday arrested two spa operators after recovering more than 150 grams of mephedrone (MD) from a commercial premises in the Vastral area, with officers stating that the seized narcotics have an estimated market value of over Rs 15 lakh.Acting on specific intelligence, a team from the Crime Branch conducted a raid at Shop No. H/504, Suryam Elegance, near Silver Habitat behind Madhav Farm in the Vastral area of the city, where the accused wer…
Jaipur, June 20 (IANS) In a major crackdown on the financial infrastructure of drug trafficking networks, the Udaipur Police have frozen and seized four vehicles allegedly purchased using proceeds from the illegal narcotics trade.The action was taken under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act as part of an intensified campaign to dismantle the economic base of drug mafias.Acting on the directions of Rajasthan Director General of Police (DGP) Rajiv Kumar Sha…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) In a major crackdown on the illegal trade of narcotic substances and illicit liquor, the police team of Delhi’s Karawal Nagar police station has arrested three accused and recovered a substantial quantity of ganja, illicit liquor, and cash believed to be the proceeds of the illegal trade, officials said on Saturday.An official statement said that on the intervening night of June 18 and 19, Head Constable Tarun of Karawal Nagar Police Station noticed two suspicious looki…