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…
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New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Central District Police of Delhi on Thursday tightened the noose on the drug trade by arresting two accused with 1.56 kg of ganja in the Patel Nagar area. The operation led to the busting of a supply chain, with both the peddler and the supplier apprehended. The action was carried out under a special drive conducted by PS Patel Nagar as part of Operation Kavach, aimed at curbing organised crime and drug trafficking in the area.A dedicated police team comprising Sub-…
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) In a major enforcement drive, the Delhi Police Central District carried out a 48-hour intensive crackdown under ‘Operation Kavach 13.0,’ resulting in 452 arrests, 1,930 detentions, and 283 raids across the district. The operation, conducted from March 29 (6:00 PM) to March 31 (6:00 PM), was launched in strict compliance with directions from the Police Headquarters (PHQ). It targeted narcotics traffickers, illicit liquor suppliers, illegal arms carriers, gamblers, and ot…
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The Delhi Police have arrested two individuals and recovered 1.436 kg of fine-quality charas, commonly known as Malana cream, with an estimated international value of Rs 60 lakh, officials said on Wednesday.In a major breakthrough, a team of the Anti-Snatching and Burglary Cell (ARSC) of the Crime Branch apprehended the accused — Om Chand alias Omu and Pyare Singh — from Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station on March 19. The duo was intercepted by the general coach of the…
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) In a major crackdown on narcotics, the Delhi Police arrested a 19-year-old youth carrying 3.423 kilograms of ganja, officials said on Wednesday. The arrest took place near Bharthal Village Road, as part of a proactive patrolling and intelligence-led operation aimed at curbing drug supply in the local areas of Dwarka.According to a press release issued by the police, the operation was conducted by a dedicated team from the police station in Sector-23, Dwarka, under the s…
Ranchi/Palamu, March 31 (IANS) Jharkhand Police have seized over 700 kg of illicit ‘doda’–a raw material used in the production of opium — in coordinated raids across Ranchi and Palamu, officials said on Tuesday.The police also arrested three alleged smugglers and recovered cash and a vehicle used in the operation.The seizures were made as part of an intensified anti-narcotics drive being carried out across the state.In Palamu, acting on a tip-off received by Superintendent of Police Reesh…
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The Delhi Police Crime Branch’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), in a major crackdown on narcotics trafficking, has dismantled a well-organised inter-state drug network, seizing psychotropic substances valued at over Rs 4.5 crore and arresting four accused while apprehending one child in conflict with law.The operation, carried out through sustained intelligence-driven efforts, led to the recovery of a commercial quantity of Alprazolam and Tramadol tablets and capsule…
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) In a major breakthrough against narcotics trafficking, the Anti-Narcotics Squad (ANS) of Delhi Police has apprehended a key supplier allegedly involved in the illegal distribution of ganja across the National Capital Region (NCR), officials said on Sunday.The arrest follows sustained surveillance, technical analysis, and persistent follow-up on leads that emerged during the investigation of an earlier case under the NDPS Act. In that case, police had recovered a commer…
Khunti (Jharkhand), March 26 (IANS) Under an ongoing crackdown against narcotics in Jharkhand’s Khunti district, police have achieved a major success for the second consecutive day on Thursday. Acting on a tip-off, a police team conducted a raid in the Arki police station area and recovered a large quantity of illegal ‘doda’ (raw material used in the production of opium), while arresting two accused.The operation was carried out based on secret information received by Superintendent of Police …
Mathura, March 26 (IANS) An undertrial prisoner lodged in a district jail in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura died by suicide after allegedly being distressed over not getting bail, officials said on Thursday. The prisoner succumbed during treatment, triggering panic within the jail administration and prompting an inquiry into the incident.The deceased has been identified as Suresh, a resident of Govardhan, who had been lodged in the district jail since May 2025, in a case registered under the provisions…