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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New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) India is set to host the BRICS Heads of Anti-Drug Agencies Meeting in Assam’s Guwahati on July 6-7. The discussion will focus on three key priority areas, including combating synthetic drugs and precursor diversion, strengthening intelligence sharing and operational coordination, and capacity building and institutional cooperation. The meeting, hosted by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, will bring together the Heads of Anti-Drug Agencie…
Washington, June 11 (IANS) India and China must work together to confront what could become “the defining problem of the future for humanity”, former White House drug policy chief Rahul Gupta said, warning that no country is immune from the growing threat posed by synthetic drugs and fentanyl trafficking networks. “No country is immune from the global synthetic threat,” Gupta told IANS in an exclusive interview. “Every third person walking the earth is either an Indian or a Chinese. So it’s impo…
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) successfully concluded a comprehensive six-day “Orientation Programme” at its headquarters in New Delhi from June 1 to 6, 2026. The programme was specially designed for recently inducted zonal directors and assistant directors to equip them with the necessary knowledge and skills to effectively lead anti-narcotics operations across the country.The orientation was inaugurated by the NCB Director General. Over six days, the newly appo…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said enforcement agencies have made India’s first-ever seizure of Captagon, a banned synthetic stimulant, commonly referred to as the “Jihadi Drug”, valued at Rs 182 crore.In a post on X, Shah said the seizure was made under “Operation Ragepill” and described it as a major step in the Centre’s anti-narcotics campaign.He said the consignment was destined for the Middle East and confirmed that a foreign national had been ar…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) In a significant breakthrough for Indian law enforcement and intelligence agencies, Salim Dola, a close aide of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and a key figure in an international drug syndicate, was deported on Tuesday. The operation marks a major step in the country’s ongoing crackdown on transnational narcotics networks. According to sources, Dola was brought to Delhi airport in the early hours aboard a special aircraft following a coordinated operation involvin…
Washington, March 27 (IANS) A surge in counterfeit prescription pills and emerging synthetic compounds is intensifying the drug crisis, officials have told members of the US Congress, underscoring how quickly the threat is evolving. At a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing, lawmakers reviewed a package of 14 bills aimed at curbing illicit drug flows, tightening controls on new substances and improving treatment access.Officials and experts described a drug landscape that has shi…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) seized Mephedrone (MD) manufacturing laboratory equipment in Jodhpur, which was intended to manufacture around 200 kg of MD for distribution in the illicit drug market, an official said on Friday. The action was taken on Thursday under Operation Prayogshala in close coordination with Jodhpur Gramin Police, the official said in a statement, adding that three prime suspects in the case are on the run.During the operation, NCB Jodhpur seiz…
Bhopal, Jan 10 (IANS) In a significant operation against synthetic drug trafficking, the Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) has dismantled a clandestine laboratory producing mephedrone (commonly known as MD drugs) in Aamla village of Agar Malwa district.The illegal unit was operating covertly inside Teerth Herbal Nursery, a farmhouse located approximately 20 km from the district headquarters along the Indore-Kota National Highway. Authorities suspect the facility had been active for an extended p…
Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a Drug-Free India (Nasha Mukt Bharat), the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Mumbai Zonal Unit has delivered significant enforcement outcomes in 2025 to dismantle narcotics networks from top to bottom, an official statement said on Friday.During the year, the NCB Mumbai seized around 5,560 kg of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, including 11.760 kg of cocaine, 11.835 kg of charas, 223 kg of ganja, 49.664 kg of me…