Kolkata, July 28 (IANS) The police have recovered a huge amount of banned drug cocaine from Karaya area in Kolkata and arrested three drug traffickers, said an official on Tuesday. According to the police, a large amount of foreign drugs are being smuggled for rave parties in different parts of the city. Cocaine is in high demand among them.The police said that they received information through sources that a den of foreign drug traffickers has been set up on Ahiripukur Road in Karaya area.Polic…
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New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Mumbai has seized 10.990 kg of ephedrine worth Rs 5 crore concealed in three international courier parcels destined for New Zealand and arrested a key suspect from Chennai in connection with an alleged international drug trafficking network. According to the NCB, the operation was carried out following specific intelligence inputs received by its Mumbai Zonal Unit. The agency intercepted three courier parcels on July 21 and July 25, le…
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) In a major crackdown on the illegal trade of psychotropic medicines, the North-East District Police have busted an interstate drug trafficking syndicate and seized over 19.70 lakh Tramadol and Alprazolam tablets and capsules weighing approximately 470.686 kg, along with a Tata Safari SUV. Five accused have been arrested during the investigation, exposing a well-organised network involved in the procurement, storage and distribution of controlled pharmaceutical drugs acr…
Imphal, July 23 (IANS) Security forces in Manipur have arrested five alleged drug peddlers, including a suspected key narcotics supplier and a woman, in separate anti-drug operations, while seizing substantial quantities of Myanmar-origin opium and brown sugar, officials said on Thursday. A police official said that during a raid, a joint team of the Manipur Police and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested Nengjatuan alias Tuanpi from a hotel in Churachandpur district, which shares a bord…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Guwahati and Imphal zonal units of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) have stepped up operations against narcotics cartels operating out of Myanmar.India is battling narcotics smuggling on multiple fronts, with drug cartels operating out of Myanmar emerging as a major security concern. While the Guwahati and Imphal zonal units of the NCB have made several major seizures in 2025 and 2026, enforcement agencies have observed a shift in the smuggling methods and operati…
Guwahati, July 22 (IANS) The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has dismantled a major India‑Myanmar transnational drug trafficking syndicate with the arrest of a Myanmar‑based kingpin, marking the third such high‑profile arrest by the agency this year as part of its crackdown on cross‑border narcotics networks operating along the international border, officials said on Wednesday. According to an official statement, the arrested accused, Nengzatuan alias Tuanpi, a resident of Haichin in Myan…
Bengaluru, July 19 (IANS) Officials of the NCB discussed strategies to enhance inter-agency coordination and strengthen enforcement measures during the quarterly state-level Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) meeting for Karnataka held here, an official said on Sunday. The meeting was convened to tackle emerging narcotics threats by implementing a comprehensive strategy against narcotics-related crimes, the official said in a statement.The meeting, chaired by NCB DDG (South Western Region), brou…
Jaipur, July 19 (IANS) The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) convened the quarterly State-Level Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) meeting for Rajasthan in Jaipur to strengthen coordinated efforts among enforcement agencies in combating drug trafficking and implementing a comprehensive strategy against narcotics-related crimes, officials said on Sunday.The meeting was jointly chaired by the Deputy Director General (Western Region) of the NCB and the Inspector General of the Anti-Narcotics Task Forc…
Lucknow/New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) has arrested a Nigerian national from Delhi for running an online fraud racket that targeted Indian men and women through fake social media profiles, officials said on Sunday. The accused, identified as 27-year-old Obase Prosper, was also found in possession of 5.085 kilograms of methamphetamine, valued at more than Rs 10 crore in the international market.According to the STF, Obase Prosper was residing at house number …
Jammu, July 18 (IANS) The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Saturday recovered heroin worth Rs 25 crore in the international market near the line of control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district. Officials said that it was one of the biggest narcotics recoveries along the Line of Control (LoC) in recent years.The seizure was made during a meticulously planned anti-drug operation in village Kosalyain, a forward village in Haveli tehsil, close to the LoC, they said.The heroin, which had b…