Srinagar, June 1 (IANS) Authorities in J&K said on Monday that during the 50 days of the ongoing Nasha Mukt Abhiyaan, 1,018 drug peddlers were held, 241 kg of narcotics were recovered, and properties worth over Rs 200 crore were targeted. Officials said the security and enforcement agencies arrested 1,018 alleged drug peddlers, seized 341 kilograms of narcotics, and launched action against drug-linked assets worth over Rs 200 crore during the first 50 days of the campaign.Describing the driv…
Latest Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act News & Updates
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) In a major crackdown on organised narco-criminal networks, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has detained habitual drug offender Rahul Balkrishna Shedge under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act, 1988, the officials said on Thursday. According to NCB, the preventive detention was carried out in compliance with a detention order dated May 14, issued by the Joint Secretary of the PIT-NDPS Division, Government of I…
Srinagar, May 12 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (L-G), Manoj Sinha, on Tuesday joined the ‘Drug-Free Jammu and Kashmir’ campaign in Baramulla town, engaging with citizens and participating in a Padyatra. The L-G also announced the launch of two innovative pillars under the campaign for the next 69 days — the Community Immunisation Program against drugs and the Family Fortress Initiative.Speaking on the occasion, L-G Sinha said that “just as we have taught communities to vaccinate …
Gandhinagar, April 17 (IANS) The Gujarat Police have intensified the use of preventive detention against repeat offenders in narcotics cases, with five more individuals detained under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (PIT NDPS Act) and sent to jails across the state, officials said on Friday. The latest action takes the number of detentions under the PIT NDPS Act to 21 in the first four months of 2026.In 2025, a total of 86 accused were de…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Intensifying its battle against narcotics drugs, the Delhi government constituted a three-member Advisory Board, led by retired High Court judge Dharmesh Sharma, for better coordination between officials, law enforcers and other stakeholders, an official said on Friday. The Board, which will have an initial term of one year, includes advocates Nalin Kohli and Gajender Kumar, the official said in a statement.The constitution of the Board was ordered by Lieutenant Governor…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) As many as 9.50 lakh searchable data of arrested and convicted persons under the NDPS Act are available on the centralised digital database, National Integrated Database on Arrested Narco-Offenders (NIDAAN), for strengthening enforcement action, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, in a written reply, said that NIDAAN, developed by the NCB in collaboration with the Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS), integrate…