Imphal, July 25 (IANS) A 56-year-old woman was arrested by the Manipur Police in Churachandpur district for allegedly routing a huge amount of money to suspected beneficiaries of the illegal drug trade in Myanmar, officials said on Saturday. In a separate development, Director General of Police (DGP) Mukesh Singh, accompanied by the Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order), visited the India-Myanmar border in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district and reviewed security preparedness, policing…
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Ahmedabad, July 8 (IANS) The Ahmedabad City Crime Branch has arrested a man wanted in an earlier narcotics case along with his associate after seizing 9.8 kg of suspected ganja valued at Rs 4.9 lakh from an auto-rickshaw in the city, police said on Wednesday.According to the Crime Branch, officers were on patrol as part of an operation to identify and take action against people involved in the illegal sale of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances when they received specific information abou…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Delhi Police’s Special Cell has arrested four men from Punjab and Delhi for conspiring to carry out a terror attack in the National Capital at the behest of Pakistan-based ISI handler Shahzad Bhatti, officials said on Thursday. Officials said the accused were allegedly operating under the directions of handlers across the border and were tasked with carrying out terror-related activities in Delhi.The four accused have been identified as Shubdeep Singh (23), Gurjant Singh…
Guwahati, June 30 (IANS) A father and his daughter were arrested after Cachar Police seized suspected heroin and psychotropic tablets during an anti-narcotics operation in Assam’s Cachar district, officials said on Tuesday.The accused have been identified as Shamsur Uddin Laskar and his daughter, Rubina Begum. Both were arrested following a late-night raid carried out by police in the Banskandi area under the Lakhipur Assembly constituency in Cachar district.Police said the operation was launche…
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) The Delhi Police, in pursuance of the zero tolerance policy against narcotic drugs and drug trafficking, arrested 16 accused and made recoveries of drugs during an operation launched under the ongoing ‘Operation Kavach-14.0’ to dismantle narcotics supply networks and curb the menace of drug trafficking.Dedicated teams of Anti-Narcotics Squad (ANS), Special Staff and Police Stations of West District conducted sustained intelligence-based raids, surveillance and targeted …
Ranchi, June 25 (IANS) A court in Ranchi has sentenced two convicts to 18 years of rigorous imprisonment in a high-profile drug trafficking case involving the seizure of 1,184 kg of ganja in 2023.The court of Additional Judicial Commissioner Omkar Nath Choudhary pronounced the sentence on Thursday after hearing arguments on quantum of punishment.The convicted individuals, identified as Ganesh Choudhary and Anand Kumar, are currently lodged in Birsa Munda Central Jail, Hotwar, and were produced b…
Jaipur, June 12 (IANS) In a major success in the fight against narcotics trafficking, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Jaipur Zonal Unit on Friday secured the conviction of an accused involved in the interstate smuggling of illegal opium, a prohibited substance under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. The Special Judge (NDPS) Court in Ajmer, presided over by Bhanukumar, convicted Jawarilal, son of Sahiram and a resident of Dangiyawas in Jodhpur district, Rajastha…
Aizawl, June 10 (IANS) Mizoram Police, in two separate operations conducted over the past 24 hours, arrested three drug peddlers, including two residents of Rajasthan, and seized narcotic substances worth an estimated Rs 2.35 crore, officials said on Wednesday. A senior police official said that a vehicle travelling from Manipur towards Aizawl was intercepted by police personnel in Saitual district on the outskirts of Keifang. The vehicle was being driven by Somraj (32). During a thorough inspec…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has granted bail to a woman accused of smuggling over 10 kg of ganja through the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport while allegedly posing as an officer of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), noting that the recovery involved an intermediate quantity of contraband and that she is HIV-positive and immunocompromised.Allowing the bail plea, a single-judge Bench of Justice Prateek Jalan observed that the stringent conditions under Section 37 …
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The Anti-Narcotic Cell of the South-West District Police has detained six foreign nationals residing illegally in India without valid visa documents, officials said on Sunday. Fresh deportation proceedings have been initiated through the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO), Delhi, after completion of all legal formalities.According to Delhi Police, the action was taken during the investigation of an FIR registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Subs…