Guwahati, July 7 (IANS) The BRICS nations on Tuesday adopted the Guwahati Declaration, reaffirming their commitment to strengthen cooperation in combating illicit drug trafficking and transnational organised crime, with a strong focus on real-time intelligence sharing, digital technologies and coordinated law enforcement, officials said. According to an official statement, the declaration was adopted at the conclusion of the two-day BRICS Heads of Anti-Drug Agencies Meeting held in Guwahati unde…
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Mumbai, June 4 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches at 21 locations across Mumbai, Surat, Ankleshwar and Rajkot in connection with a “Trans-national Organised Narcotics Trafficking Syndicate” operated by Salim Ismail Dola, an alleged drug trafficker associated with the Dawood Ibrahim gang who was recently extradited from Turkey, and his aides, seizing currency and gold bars valued at around Rs 1.33 crore, an official said on Thursday. The ED’s Mumbai Zonal Office, conducted…
Mumbai, June 2 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate launched extensive search operations at 20 locations across Mumbai, besides Surat, Ankleshwar, and Rajkot in Gujarat, as part of a money laundering probe linked to an alleged international narcotics syndicate operated by Salim Ismail Dola and his associates, the agency said on Tuesday.According to the ED sources, the action has been initiated under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.The searches targeted premises connected to sup…
Washington, Jan 22 (IANS) India and the United States have concluded the inaugural Drug Policy Executive Working Group meeting in Washington DC while reaffirming commitment to countering synthetic opioids, novel precursors and misuse of digital platforms, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated on Thursday. “India and the US held the Inaugural Drug Policy Executive Working Group meeting in Washington DC (20–22 Jan 2026). Both sides reaffirmed their shared commitment to countering synthet…