Police in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district have detained a notorious drug peddler under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act. The accused, Mehraj Din, has a long criminal history with multiple cases registered against him.
Police in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district have detained a notorious drug peddler under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act. The accused, Mehraj Din, has a long criminal history with multiple cases registered against him.
Jammu and Kashmir Police have booked 12 narco kingpins under the NDPS Act in Anantnag district, as part of a sustained crackdown against drug abuse and trafficking.
Udhampur Police have attached an immovable property worth Rs 40 lakh belonging to an alleged drug peddler, Rafiq Ahmed, in the Sainik Colony area of Jammu district.
An illegally constructed house belonging to a drug peddler was demolished in Srinagar as part of the Nasha Mukt Jammu & Kashmir Abhiyaan.
Police in Reasi district detained a drug peddler under the PIT-NDPS Act and destroyed an illegally cultivated opium poppy crop in separate anti-narcotics operations.
A special court in Mumbai has ordered the defreezing of the bank accounts of actor Rhea Chakraborty and her brother, who were accused in a drugs case, citing the NCB's failure to follow procedural requirements under the NDPS Act.
Police in Thane, Maharashtra, have arrested three individuals and seized ganja worth Rs 21.4 lakh from their possession. The arrests were made during patrolling near a dumping ground in Kalyan after the suspects were found behaving suspiciously.
A Delhi court acquitted a man accused of possessing 5.3 kg of ganja, citing serious lapses in the investigation and non-compliance with mandatory provisions under the NDPS Act.
Four passengers arriving from Bangkok at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport were arrested for smuggling hydroponic ganja worth over Rs 21.5 crore.
Police in Palghar, Maharashtra, have arrested two individuals and detained a juvenile after seizing brown sugar worth over Rs 44 lakh. The raid, prompted by a tip-off, uncovered drugs, cash, and packing materials in Saphala.
Jammu and Kashmir police arrested six people and recovered contraband substances and over Rs 23 lakh in Doda and Kathua districts. Properties worth over Rs 73 lakh linked to drug peddlers were also attached in Udhampur district.
Gujarat police have detained five individuals under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT NDPS) Act, as part of the state government's zero-tolerance policy towards narcotics-related crimes.
A passenger arriving from Bangkok was apprehended at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport with hydroponic ganja valued at Rs 3.89 crore.
Customs officials at Kempegowda International Airport seized 5.78 kg of hydroponic ganja, valued at 2.02 crore, from a passenger arriving from Bangkok. In a separate incident, officials intercepted four female passengers from Bangkok and seized 11.72 kg of hydroponic ganja, valued at 4.10 crore.
Himachal Pradesh Police's Anti-Chitta team arrested three individuals in Una district after recovering over a kilogram of adulterated heroin from their possession.
Two men from Gujarat have been arrested in Goa for allegedly possessing charas worth Rs 2 lakh.
Rajasthan Police have frozen a house in Nagaur district worth over Rs 1 crore, allegedly built using proceeds from drug trafficking, officials said.
A passenger arriving from Bangkok was apprehended at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru with hydroponic ganja valued at Rs 1.28 crore. The accused was arrested under the NDPS Act, 1985, and further investigation is underway.
A special court in Ahmedabad sentenced a man to 15 years rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh for drug trafficking. Sajid Miya Malek was arrested for smuggling mephedrone from Mumbai to Ahmedabad in 2022.
Delhi Police have arrested Akash, an alleged gangster from Haryana's Faridabad, who was wanted in multiple cases including murder and drug offences.
Jammu and Kashmir Police attached properties worth over Rs 1.46 crore and froze bank accounts of four alleged drug peddlers in Samba district under the NDPS Act.
Police in Jammu have seized heroin and a large sum of cash during a raid on suspected drug dealers in the R S Pura border area.
Four Myanmar nationals were arrested in Manipur's Churachandpur district for alleged drug trafficking, with heroin seized in two separate operations.
The Delhi Police registered 24 cases under the NDPS Act and arrested 23 persons during a week-long anti-drug campaign that combined enforcement with large-scale awareness drives.
A Rajasthan Police constable has been dismissed from service after being found involved in drug trafficking. The constable, Vinod Singh, was arrested for allegedly transporting 244 grams of smack and was booked under the NDPS Act.
Mumbai police arrested a man in Santacruz and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore from him.
A passenger arriving from Bangkok at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru was arrested for possessing hydroponic ganja worth Rs 87.5 lakh. The arrest was made under the NDPS Act, and further investigation is underway.
Salim Dola, a close associate of mafia kingpin Dawood Ibrahim and a key figure in his drug empire, has been deported to India from Istanbul following an intelligence operation.
Police in Rajasthan's Jhalawar have frozen assets worth more than Rs 2.5 crore belonging to an alleged drug trafficker under provisions of the NDPS Act.
A court in Jhansi has sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1 lakh for possessing charas in a 2008 case.
Mizoram authorities destroyed drugs worth 465 crore in Champhai district, seized between March and October 2025. The contraband included heroin, methamphetamine, and alprazolam. Officials highlighted intensified enforcement efforts and the need for continued vigilance against drug abuse.
Customs officials at Delhi's IGI Airport seized suspected marijuana worth Rs 18.57 crore from abandoned trolley bags inside an aircraft arriving from Bangkok.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized crystal methamphetamine worth approximately Rs 1.58 crore from a passenger at Calicut International Airport and arrested him under the NDPS Act.
Kulgam Police dismantled an interstate narcotics network, seizing illegally obtained assets worth Rs 92.73 lakhs linked to the accused in Jammu.
Notorious drug trafficker Mohammad Salim Dola, a close aide of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim, was brought to Mumbai from Delhi by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Wednesday evening.
A 25-year-old woman, allegedly a key drug trafficker in Delhi, has been detained under the PIT-NDPS Act and will be moved to a Chennai prison to disrupt her network.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 11.4 kg of crystal meth worth Rs 11.4 crore at Secunderabad railway station and arrested two women passengers.
Three individuals have been arrested in Muzaffarnagar for allegedly attacking a police team and freeing an accused person from custody. The incident occurred when police attempted to arrest Vinod, wanted under the NDPS Act, leading to a violent confrontation with a mob.
Delhi Police have arrested Kusum, an alleged kingpin of a multi-state drug syndicate, under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). Kusum had been absconding and was declared a proclaimed offender in connection with an NDPS case.
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