Chandigarh, July 7 (IANS) Punjab Police’s Counter Intelligence (CI) Amritsar has busted a narcotics smuggling network with the arrest of three people and recovered 25 kg of heroin from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday. Those arrested have been identified as Bhupinder Singh, a resident of Jandaur village in Hoshiarpur, Ravi Kumar, a resident of Kirpal Colony in Dasuya in Hoshiarpur, and Vishal Singh, a resident of Fatahpur in Amritsar. Apart f…
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Kochi, July 3 (IANS) The Kerala government said on Friday that the formation of a Special Task Force, led by the State Police Chief Ravada A. Chandrasekhar, to intensify the fight against drug trafficking as part of the next phase of ‘Operation Toofan’, the state’s flagship anti-narcotics campaign. Inaugurating ‘Toofan Jagaran’ at Perumbavoor, State Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala said the new task force would coordinate anti-drug operations across Kerala and lead efforts to dismantle inter-sta…
Bhopal, June 29 (IANS) The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is holding a three-day training programme on investigation of cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, beginning Monday, June 29, at the Central Academy for Police Training here. The event is hosting 26 NCB officers who will participate in an intensive training course on probing such cases, including financial investigations, according to the agency’s social media post on ‘X’. The programme is designed …
Ahmedabad, June 27 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Crime Branch has seized an additional 329.55 grams of mephedrone during the remand of an accused arrested in a courier-based drug trafficking case, taking the total recovery in the investigation to 701.10 grams of the synthetic narcotic with an estimated market value of Rs 70.11 lakh.The latest seizure followed the interrogation of accused Asuram alias Ashokkumar Bhadu (Bishnoi), 32, a native of Balotra district in Rajasthan, who had earlier been arrested …
Surat, June 26 (IANS) The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Friday seized 2 kg of cocaine in Surat and arrested one person involved in its illicit trafficking under the relevant provisions of the NDPS Act, 1985, an official said. Besides this seizure, the DRI carried out a series of operations at various airports, railway stations, courier terminals, and highways in Mumbai, Delhi, Jaipur, Patna, Cochin, and Ahmedabad, and has cumulatively seized approximately 26 kg of cocaine since la…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) In a major crackdown on narcotics trafficking under the Government of India’s flagship Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, the Anti-Auto Theft Squad (AATS) of the South-East District Police has busted an interstate ganja smuggling network and seized 183 kilograms of contraband valued at around Rs 1.5 crore in the illegal market. The operation led to the arrest of three key members of the syndicate, including the alleged mastermind and owner of the truck used to transport the na…
Jaipur, June 20 (IANS) In a major crackdown on the financial infrastructure of drug trafficking networks, the Udaipur Police have frozen and seized four vehicles allegedly purchased using proceeds from the illegal narcotics trade.The action was taken under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act as part of an intensified campaign to dismantle the economic base of drug mafias.Acting on the directions of Rajasthan Director General of Police (DGP) Rajiv Kumar Sha…
Surat, June 20 (IANS) The Special Operations Group (SOG) of Surat City Police in Gujarat has arrested a 35-year-old man and seized 497 grams of prohibited hybrid ganja valued at Rs 17.39 lakh during an operation in the Adajan area, as part of the city police’s ongoing drive against narcotics trafficking, officials said on Saturday. According to police, the operation was carried out following specific intelligence inputs received by SOG personnel.Acting on the information, a surveillance team w…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) In a major breakthrough in its ongoing anti-drug campaign, the Anti-Narcotics Squad (ANS) of Delhi Police’s East District on Saturday dismantled an interstate narcotics supply chain and arrested a key Odisha-based supplier allegedly involved in trafficking ganja to Delhi-NCR. Police recovered nearly 22.5 kg of ganja, classified a commercial quantity under the NDPS Act, and seized a car allegedly used to transport the contraband. The operation was carried out as part of …
Jaipur, June 19 (IANS) Intensifying its crackdown on narcotics trafficking and organised crime, the Barmer police on Friday demolished an allegedly illegal house belonging to a key accused in an MD (Mephedrone) drug manufacturing case.The action was carried out jointly by the police, district administration and revenue department as part of the ongoing ‘Operation Clean’.The operation was conducted under the directions of Rajasthan Director General of Police (DGP) Rajiv Kumar Sharma and the Inspe…