Chennai, July 15 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Wednesday assured the Kerala government of full cooperation in its intensified campaign against narcotics, following a meeting with the neighbouring state’s Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala here. The meeting focused on strengthening inter-state coordination to curb the trafficking and distribution of narcotic substances, particularly along the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border. Addressing reporters after the discussions, Chennithala sai…
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Guwahati, July 12 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister on Sunday said that his government would intensify its fight against drug trafficking over the next five years, asserting that coordinated action by northeastern states could end Assam’s use as a transit corridor for narcotics. Launching the state-wide Drugs Disposal Campaign at the 14th Assam Police Battalion campus at Doulashal in Nalbari district, the Chief Minister said the government would adopt even more stringent measures against drug traffick…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 10 (IANS) Kerala’s anti-narcotics campaign, Operation Toofan, is set to expand into a coordinated southern states initiative, with police chiefs agreeing to launch a joint crackdown on drug trafficking in association with Central agencies.Announcing the decision after a meeting of Directors General of Police (DGPs) of the southern states at the Police Headquarters here on Friday, Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala said Kerala’s sustained offensive against the drug mafia ha…
New Delhi/Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) In a crackdown against narcotics supply networks, the DRI seized 1.11 lakh of Codeine-based cough syrup bottles and arrest of one person in two separate operations conducted in Tripura and West Bengal, an official said on Sunday.The officers of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) intercepted a consignment being transported in the parcel van of a train bound for Agartala on July 2 and seized it under the provisions of the NDPS Act, 1985, the official said in…
Bengaluru, June 30 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Tuesday declared that the state government’s goal is to make state drug-free by 2028 and called upon citizens, students and youth to join hands with the government in eliminating the narcotics menace. He was speaking after inaugurating the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking-2026 programme organised by the Karnataka Police at the Kanteerava Indoor Stadium in Bengaluru.”Our goal is to build a drug-free …
Kabul, June 30 (IANS) The counter-narcotics police in the fight against illegal drugs have discovered and destroyed a drug-processing lab in Helmand province south of Afghanistan, said a statement of provincial directorate for Information and Culture on Tuesday. The illegal laboratory was spotted in Baghran district on Monday, the statement said, adding that police also seized a huge quantity of illegal objects that were used in making illegal drugs from the site of operations.No one has been ar…
Guwahati, June 28 (IANS) Two alleged drug peddlers were arrested after the Assam Rifles and Assam Police jointly seized narcotics valued at around Rs 5 crore during an anti-drug operation along the Assam-Mizoram border in Cachar district, officials said on Sunday. According to officials, the joint operation was carried out late on Saturday in the Lailapur area of Cachar district in Assam based on specific intelligence inputs about the movement of narcotics through the inter-state border.As the s…
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…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 23 (IANS) Kerala has intensified its crackdown on drug networks through ‘Operation Toofan’, with 2,954 cases registered and 3,176 people arrested so far, Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala informed the Assembly on Tuesday.The Minister said the government was aiming to turn the campaign into a mass movement against drug abuse and had launched a wider social mobilisation drive by bringing prominent personalities into the fight.As part of the initiative, Chennithala has b…
Chennai, June 22 (IANS) The Greater Chennai Police arrested 77 people and registered 38 criminal cases during a week-long special anti-narcotics drive conducted across the city, resulting in the seizure of significant quantities of drugs, vehicles and cash linked to illegal trafficking networks.The intensive operation was carried out from June 14 to June 20 under the direction of Chennai Police Commissioner A. Amalraj as part of the city police’s ongoing efforts to curb the spread of narcotics…