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…
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Chaibasa, May 22 (IANS) In a major crackdown against narcotics trafficking in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum (Chaibasa) district, police have busted a large opium smuggling network. Three smugglers were caught red-handed during a raid conducted in Rogod Village under the Tebo police station area.During the operation, police recovered 20 kg of illegal opium poppy husk, two motorcycles used in trafficking, and cash worth Rs 7 lakh from the accused.Tebo police station incharge Sushil Kumar Marandi said…
Ahmedabad, May 22 (IANS) An Indian national was arrested at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA) in Ahmedabad after Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) officers seized 20.366 kilograms of marijuana (cannabis) concealed in vacuum-sealed packets inside checked baggage, Customs officials said on Friday.The interception took place during the intervening night of May 20-21 after specific intelligence inputs from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and profiling of incoming passeng…
Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) The Mumbai Police Crime Branch’s Anti-Narcotics Cell on Friday arrested a suspected drug supplier near Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and seized 3.886 kilograms of charas from his possession. According to officials, the seized narcotics are valued at approximately Rs 3.89 crore in the international market. A case has been registered against the accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, and he has been taken into custody for further investigation.Of…
Ahmedabad, May 20 (IANS) The Ahmedabad police have arrested a 26-year-old man and seized 1.975 kg of hybrid ganja, along with a luxury car and other valuables worth Rs 79.67 lakh, during a targeted operation near Vijay Cross Roads in the city, officials said on Wednesday. The action was carried out by the Crime Branch’s Special Operations Group (SOG) based on specific intelligence inputs about the alleged illegal trafficking and sale of narcotic substances.Senior officers had directed intensifie…
Reasi, May 20 (IANS) Continuing its sustained crackdown on drug trafficking under the ongoing ‘Nasha Mukt Jammu and Kashmir Abhiyaan’, police in the Union Territory’s Reasi district recovered 58 grams of ‘ganja’ (narcotics) from a woman, officials said on Wednesday.According to the police, the woman already has two cases of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act registered against her, one in January and the other in April this year.On May 19, a team from Katra Police Station inte…
Aizawl, May 19 (IANS) Mizoram Police have seized a huge consignment of highly addictive methamphetamine tablets valued at over Rs 19.21 crore and arrested two alleged drug peddlers, both residents of neighbouring Manipur, officials said on Tuesday. A police official said that a white-coloured car proceeding from Manipur towards Aizawl was intercepted and searched on the outskirts of Keifang junction in Saitual district on suspicion of carrying illegal contraband items.Upon conducting a thorough …
Gandhinagar/Sabarkantha, May 19 (IANS) The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (A.N.T.F.) of CID Crime and Railways carried out a raid in Gujarat’s Sabarkantha district, leading to the seizure of cannabis plants and processed contraband valued at approximately Rs 6.38 lakh, officials said on Tuesday.Acting on specific intelligence inputs and under the supervision of senior police officers, a team led by Police Inspector R.V. Patel conducted a search operation in agricultural land and a residential propert…
Jaipur, May 18 (IANS) In one of Rajasthan’s largest financial crackdowns against narcotics traffickers, the Baran Police has launched massive action under “Operation Vajra Prahar”, targeting properties and bank assets allegedly acquired through the drug trade. Acting under Section 68-F of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, police have initiated proceedings to permanently freeze movable and immovable assets worth approximately Rs 5.82 crore linked to alleged narcotics smugg…
Srinagar, May 16 (IANS) Police in J&K’s Srinagar district said on Saturday that it has attached property worth Rs 6 crores belonging to notorious drug peddlers. A police statement said today, continuing its sustained crackdown against drug trafficking and narcotics-related activities under the ongoing Nasha Mukt Jammu & Kashmir Abhiyan, Srinagar Police has attached three immovable properties along with 01 vehicle belonging to three notorious drug peddlers under the provisions of the Na…