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Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 12 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh's Revenue, Horticulture and Tribal Development Minister Jagat Singh Negi on Saturday underlined the state government's commitment to promoting the legal cultivation of cannabis (hemp) for medicinal and industrial purposes, emphasizing that 'drug-free cannabis can become a sustainable economic option for farmers, not a source of addiction.' Speaking to ANI a day after the seminar and exhibition at the historic Gaiety Theatre in S ...Read More >
Chennai, Jul 12 (PTI) Chennai Police Commissioner A Arun on Saturday denied that the police threatened a manager of a private company who allegedly died by suicide in Madhavaram on July 9. The manager identified as Naveen took the extreme step in a hut in Puzhal here. He was reportedly accused of swindling money. His hands were found tied loosely and the case appeared to a be suicide based on scientific evidence but investigation was underway, Arun said. "Its a classic case of suicide - the w ...Read More >
Srinagar, July 12: In a significant move to combat the Drug menace and dismantle the infrastructure supporting narcotics trafficking, Srinagar Police has attached a residential property worth approximately 1 crore and 3 lakhs under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The property- comprising two-storeyed residential house belonging to a notorious drug peddler namely Mir Romaan S/o Mohammad Hashim Mir R/o Aali Masjid Eidgah area, who is involved in case FIR No.136 /2024 u/ ...Read More >
Srinagar- Police on Friday said that in a significant move to combat the Drug menace and dismantle the infrastructure supporting narcotics trafficking, Srinagar Police has attached a residential property worth approximately Rs 1 crore under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. In a statement, the police said that the property comprising- single-storeyed residential house alongwith 17 marlas of land- located in Lawaypora, Srinagar, belongs to a notorious drug peddler namely ...Read More >
New Delhi/Mumbai, Jul 11 (PTI) An alleged synthetic narcotics producer facing an Interpol Red Notice was deported to India from the UAE on Friday in an operation coordinated by the CBI through Interpol and Mumbai police, following which he was arrested in the country's financial capital, officials said. Kubbawala Mustafa, wanted in the case related to the seizure of Rs 252 crore worth of mephedrone from a factory in Maharashtra's Sangli, was brought from the UAE to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj I ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 11 (ANI): The officers at the Mumbai Airport Commissionerate, Mumbai Customs Zone-III, made a seizure of suspected NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) (Hydroponic Weed), weighing 33.355 Kg on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The NDPS (Hydroponic Weed) has an illicit market value of approximately 33.35 crore across six cases. A total of seven passengers and one receiver were arrested. On Wednesday and Thursday, based on specific intelligence, Cu ...Read More >
New Delhi/Mumbai, Jul 11 (PTI) An alleged synthetic narcotics producer facing an Interpol Red Notice was deported to India from the UAE on Friday, in an operation coordinated by the CBI through Interpol and Mumbai police, officials said. Kubbawala Mustafa, the wanted drugs manufacturer, was brought from the UAE to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, escorted by a four-member team of state police, around 1 am, an official said. He was taken into custody by the crime bra ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: An alleged synthetic narcotics producer facing an Interpol Red Notice was deported to India from the UAE on Friday, in an operation coordinated by the CBI through Interpol and Mumbai police, officials said. Kubbawala Mustafa, the wanted drugs manufacturer, was brought from the UAE to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, escorted by a four-member team of state police. "The International Police Cooperation Unit (IPCU) of CBI in collaboration with NCB-Abu Dhabi ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 11 (PTI) Mumbai Customs has seized 33.35 kilograms of hydroponic weed valued at Rs 33.35 crore over three days, leading to the arrest of eight persons in six cases, officials have said. Hydroponic cultivation is the method of growing plants with mineral nutrient solutions in a water-based solvent rather than soil. Those arrested comprise seven passengers and a receiver responsible for collecting the contraband in one case, they said on Thursday. Since July 8, the Airport Commissio ...Read More >
Mumbai: In a significant move to combat the rising menace of drug abuse in the state, the Maharashtra government has introduced a bill to amend the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) in the Legislative Assembly. The proposed amendment aims to empower law enforcement agencies to take stronger action against organized drug trafficking networks. Minister of State for Home Affairs, Yogesh Kadam, presented the bill and highlighted the urgent need to protect the youth from falling pre ...Read More >
The mother of the accused was previously arrested by Punjab Police in June in a separate narcotics case. In a drug bust on the outskirts of Jammu city, police on Thursday arrested a brother-sister duo and seized 550 grams of heroin valued at ₹70 lakh in the international market. The accused have been identified as Gurjeet Singh and his sister Navneet Kour, both residents of Tanda village in R S Pura. The arrests were made during routine checking at the Balol checkpost in the Miran Sahib area, ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 10 (PTI) The Mumbai police have arrested two peddlers and recovered drugs, including heroin, charas and mephedrone, and cash worth Rs 2.36 crore from them, an official said on Thursday. During patrolling in the Lokhandwala Complex area in suburban Andheri on July 7, the Azad Maidan unit of the Anti Narcotics Cell (ANC) apprehended a 46-year-old man with 140 grams of mephedrone and 703 grams of charas, valued at worth Rs 1.14 crore, an official said. The ANC team also recovered Rs 1 ...Read More >
Hyderabad: In a major crackdown on narcotics trafficking, the EAGLE unit at Cyberabad Narcotics Police Station dismantled a drug network involving international suppliers, pub-based consumers, courier delivery of narcotics. Police arrested the owner of Malnadu Kitchen, located in Kompally. Police arrested a key peddler and consumer, Surya Annamaneni (34), a hotel entrepreneur and resident of Kompally, Hyderabad. The arrest unraveled deep-rooted, transnational and digital financial transactions. ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Two persons, including a restaurant owner, were caught by anti-drug enforcement wing EAGLE at Kompally on Monday night. The restaurant owner was placed under arrest after a search of his vehicle yielded the possession of cocaine and other narcotic substances. Police said he was both a consumer and supplier, abusing drugs at prominent pubs in the city, and supplying the contraband to fitness enthusiasts, IT professionals and doctors among other high-profile clients.EAGLE officials said ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Jul 9 (PTI) A hotel entrepreneur was arrested here as part of a major crackdown on narcotics trafficking and consumption among urban social circuits, and 10 grams of cocaine along with other narcotic substances were seized from his possession, officials said on Wednesday. Based on specific intelligence inputs, a team from Cyberabad Narcotics Police Station intercepted a 34-year-old man, key peddler and consumer, near his restaurant in Kompally on July 7 while he was travelling in a c ...Read More >
Srinagar, July 09: In a significant move to dismantle the infrastructure supporting the drug menace in Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar Police has attached a residential property- worth approximately Rs 75 lakhs- belonging to notorious drug peddlers under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. According to a press release issued to Greater Kashmir, "the property comprising a single-storeyed residential house along with land is located in Athwajan, Srinagar, and in the possession ...Read More >
Srinagar, July 9 : In a significant move to combat the drug menace and dismantle the infrastructure supporting narcotics trafficking, Srinagar Police has attached a residential property worth approximately ₹ 75 lakhs under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The property comprising a single-storeyed residential house alongwith land is located in Athwajan, Srinagar, and in the possession of two notorious drug peddler brothers -- Irfan Ahmad Ganie and Aijaz Ahmad Ganie, son ...Read More >
Bathinda (Punjab) [India], July 8 (ANI): Bathinda Police have seized 40 kilograms of heroin, commonly referred to as "chitta," and arrested six alleged smugglers, senior officials confirmed. Investigations are ongoing to determine whether the consignment has any links to cross-border networks in Pakistan. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Amandeep Kondal said that the seizure was made during a targeted operation by the Crime Investigation Agency-1 (CIA-1) team, which stopped a suspicious bl ...Read More >
Bathinda (Punjab) [India], July 8 (ANI): Bathinda Police have seized 40 kilograms of heroin, commonly referred to as chitta, and arrested six alleged smugglers, senior officials confirmed. Investigations are ongoing to determine whether the consignment has any links to cross-border networks in Pakistan. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Amandeep Kondal said that the seizure was made during a targeted operation by the Crime Investigation Agency-1 (CIA-1) team, which stopped a suspicious blac ...Read More >
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], July 8 (ANI): Following the detection of drone activity along the India-Pakistan border in Amritsar late last night, the Border Security Force (BSF) launched a swift and thorough search operation, leading to the recovery of arms suspected to have been dropped from across the border. The recovered weapon was wrapped in yellow adhesive tape, indicating it was deliberately packaged for smuggling. Additionally, three illuminating strips with a metal ring and an empty plas ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Three Nigerians were arrested and 2.8 kg of synthetic narcotics were seized near Kempegowda International Airport, police said on Monday. Nearly 400 kg of hydro ganja was also recovered from them, police said and estimated the value of the drugs be worth over Rs 4 crore. According to Bengaluru Rural Superintendent of Police C K Baba, the foreign nationals had arrived in India on medical visas and were found to be overstaying. "Based on credible intelligence and surveillance of suspec ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Two Nigerians were arrested and 2.8kg of MDMA crystals, 200 grams of hydro ganja, mobile phones and weighing machines were seized, worth Rs 4.5 crore. Police said the two would dress as guards and claim to be working as security staff at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA). The duo would pack the drugs in readymade clothes and sell them to sub-peddlers and consumers, mostly software engineers and college students.The accused are Alasonye Peter Obioma, 35, and Sunday Windom, alias J ...Read More >
Chennai: Trumpeting his agricultural roots and claiming familiarity with the woes of the pastoral community. AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami kicked started his State-wide election tour on Monday by offering prayers at the Vanabadrakaliamman temple in Mettupalayam and raising the slogan 'Save People, Redeem Tamil Nadu' (Makkalai Kaapom, Tamilagan Meetpom). After invoking divine blessings, Palaniswami's maiden rendezvous was a group of farmers, weavers and brick makers, who were w ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) The Delhi Police has busted a gang of professional bag lifters who posed as cloth traders during peak hours in railway stations to avoid detection on CCTV. Four men were arrested, an official said on Monday. Amit Kumar (37), Karan Kumar (27), Gaurav (33), and Punit Mahto (38), targeted passengers boarding and alighting trains, particularly at crowded stations, stealing unattended blue or black luggage, and replacing stolen bags with lookalike ones to mislead surveillance ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Jul 6 (PTI) A court in Punjab's Mohali district on Sunday sent Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia to judicial custody for two weeks in a disproportionate assets case. Amid tight security arrangements, Majithia was produced before the court. Speaking to reporters after the court hearing, public prosecutors Ferry Sofat and Preet Inderpal Singh said Majithia has been sent to judicial custody for two-weeks and will be lodged in New Nabha Jail. Earlier on July 2, a court h ...Read More >
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Jammu, Jul 5 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir State Investigation Agency (SIA) has filed a chargesheet against 11 accused, including Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahideen supremo Syed Mohammad Yusuf Shah alias Syed Salahuddin, in connection with a narco-terror case here, an official said. The case was initially lodged by SIA, Jammu in 2022 and a probe uncovered a well-organised network of terrorist associates and couriers aiding the proscribed outfit by facilitating smuggling of narcotics and raising fun ...Read More >
The State Investigation Agency (SIA) has filed a chargesheet against 11 accused, including head of the Hizbul Mujahideen terror outfit and United Jihad Council (UJC), Syed Salahuddin, in connection with a cross-border narco-terror case, officials said on Saturday. The FIR was registered at the SIA police station in Jammu. "The FIR, initially lodged in 2022, pertains to a cross-border narco-terrorism and terror financing network involving Pakistan-based terrorist organisations and their networks ...Read More >
Hyderabad: In a strange expression of religious devotion, a man hid ganja behind the portraits of Hindu Gods inside his pooja rooms. He was arrested by the Excise Department's State Task Force (STF) in Dhoolpet on Friday, July 4. On information of possible ganja in Indiranagar, officials entered a house where a family was seated calmly performing an intricate prayer ritual in their pooja room. At first look, it seemed normal, but for officials of the excise department, it was not. Something wa ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday adjourned the hearing to July 8 on the petition of senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Majithia who had challenged his ''illegal arrest and subsequent remand'' by Punjab Vigilance Bureau in a disproportionate assets (DA) case. Asking Punjab's reply on Majithia's petition against his arrest, Justice Tribhuvan Dahiya's bench deferred the hearing to July 8 without any interim relief to Majithia. Majithia's counsel Arshdeep Singh Kler ...Read More >
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