Latest Narcotics Trade News & Updates

Guwahati, May 24 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that a major consignment of banned Codeine Phosphate syrup worth around Rs 2.1 crore was seized by the Cachar Police as part of the state government’s ongoing anti-drug operations. Sharing the development on Saturday on social media platform X, the Chief Minister added that the seizure was made after police acted on reliable intelligence inputs and intercepted a truck in Cachar district.”Update on #AssamAgainstDrugs. Based…

Srinagar, May 14 (IANS) Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) Kulgam district said on Thursday that they have demolished three illegal shops belonging to a drug peddler as part of the administration’s continuing anti-drug campaign.An official statement said that in a major action against narcotics-related activities, authorities on Thursday demolished three illegal shops allegedly belonging to a drug peddler in Chinigam area of Frisal in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, as part of t…

Srinagar, May 8 (IANS) The single-largest narcotics-linked property attachment in the Union Territory, worth Rs 6.5 crore, has been carried out in J&K’s Anantnag district, police said on Friday.A police statement said in continuation of its sustained and aggressive crackdown against the narcotics network, Anantnag police has initiated attachment/seizure proceedings under Section 68-F of the NDPS Act against Bashir Ahmad Mir, son of Gul Mohammad Mir, and his family members, residents of Doo…

Srinagar, April 2 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district said on Thursday that it has attached a vehicle purchased from drug proceeds during its continuing anti-drug operation.A police statement said on Thursday, “Baramulla Police today attached a vehicle linked to a drug trafficking case as part of its ongoing action against narcotics-related offences in the district.”The vehicle, an Maruti Alto-800 bearing registration number JK05K-7701, was seized in connection with cas…

Amritsar, March 9 (IANS) In a major crackdown on cross-border narcotics trafficking, Punjab Police’s Counter Intelligence unit in Amritsar has arrested a drug smuggler and seized around 9 kg of heroin from his possession, officials said on Monday.According to officials, acting on a secret tip-off, the Counter-Intelligence Amritsar team launched an operation and apprehended the suspected smuggler. During the search, a large quantity of heroin was recovered from him. The seized consignment is es…