Police in Baramulla and Shopian districts of Kashmir have arrested three alleged drug peddlers and seized contraband substances, including brown sugar, cannabis, and charas.
Malayalam actress Anju Krishna was arrested in Chennai as part of a drug bust operation. Eight people, including an assistant director, were also apprehended. Police seized various drugs during the raid, and an investigation is underway.
Bihar police arrested three individuals in Patna and seized a significant quantity of 'dry drugs', including narcotic tablets and injectable substances, during an anti-drug operation.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in Nagpur seized over 1,250 kg of ganja worth Rs 6.25 crore in two operations, leading to the arrest of four individuals involved in interstate drug trafficking.
A man has been arrested in Arunachal Pradesh's Namsai district after being found in possession of heroin worth 1.37 lakh.
The Punjab Police's Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) has dismantled an international narcotics network operating across the Tricity region and Ludhiana, arresting six key operatives and seizing a large quantity of narcotics, MDMA tablets, and cocaine.
Delhi Police have dismantled an interstate drug supply network, arresting two individuals and seizing narcotics valued at over Rs 2 crore. The operation followed intelligence about drug trafficking, leading to the arrest of Sarthak Tyagi and Kulpreet Singh. The investigation is ongoing to identify other members of the supply chain.
Police in Shimla have arrested the alleged kingpin of an interstate drug trafficking network involved in the 'chitta' (adulterated heroin) trade. The accused, Hardeep Singh, was apprehended following a raid, and investigations are ongoing to uncover the full extent of the network.
Police in Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, have arrested four individuals and seized MDMA worth approximately Rs 1.79 lakh following a raid on a rented house in Bantwal taluk.
Bengaluru City Police arrested 16 individuals, including two women, for alleged drug peddling and seized contraband worth 5.24 crore. The Narcotics Wing of the Central Crime Branch made the arrests, seizing MDMA ecstasy pills, MDMA crystal, ganja, and hydro ganja. Nine foreign nationals overstaying their visas and allegedly involved in drug peddling were also taken into custody.
Sikkim Police seized drugs worth 15 lakh and arrested one person in Gangtok. The accused, a meat shop owner, was found with 311.62 gm of brown sugar in his rented room.
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) seized 524.9 kg of ganja worth approximately Rs 2.6 crore in Assam and arrested two individuals as part of increased operations before the upcoming Assembly elections in Assam and West Bengal.
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) seized over 500 kg of ganja worth 2.6 crore and arrested two peddlers in Assam's Karbi Anglong district. The drugs were being transported from Manipur to West Bengal.
Punjab Police have dismantled a heroin trafficking network, arresting six individuals including an Army man and a dismissed police personnel. The operation uncovered links to Pakistan-based smugglers using drones to deliver heroin.
Meghalaya Police seized drugs worth over 51 crore in East Jaintia Hills district, arresting two Mizoram-based individuals, marking the state's largest narcotics haul to date.
Two individuals were arrested in Thane, Maharashtra, with a large quantity of charas valued at 4.31 crore. The arrests were made in the Ambernath area, and the suspects have been charged under the NDPS Act.
Thane police arrested two individuals in Bhiwandi and seized mephedrone worth 22 lakh. The arrests were made after a search of two men acting suspiciously near a school. Investigations are ongoing to find the source and intended recipients of the drugs.
Bengaluru police arrested four individuals, including three from other states, for allegedly selling banned narcotic substances. The police seized a significant quantity of ganja, hydro ganja, and MDMA.
Police in Shimla arrested two individuals, including a woman, for possessing 562 LSD stamps, estimated to be worth 1.1 crore on the black market. The suspects have been identified as Sandeep Sharma and Priya Sharma. A case has been registered under the NDPS Act, and further investigation is underway.
Assam Police arrested three individuals in two separate operations for allegedly smuggling banned Yaba tablets and illegal liquor, with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma praising the successful busts.
Delhi Police have arrested three individuals and seized over one kilogram of heroin, valued at 2 crore, dismantling an interstate narcotics syndicate operating between Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.
Navi Mumbai police arrested three individuals and seized hydroponic ganja worth Rs 12.91 crore near Vashi railway station. The accused were found with over 12 kilograms of the drug concealed in a trolley bag.
Police in Odisha's Koraput district seized hashish oil worth approximately 225 crore from a forest manufacturing unit. Over 1,800 litres of hashish oil were recovered, and equipment was confiscated. In a separate operation, 1,143 kg of ganja worth 5 crore was seized, leading to four arrests.
Police on Saturday claimed to have busted a Pakistan-linked narcotics racket with the arrest of two peddlers here with three kilograms of heroin, valued at around Rs 15 crore.
Police in Kishanganj, Bihar, seized 246 kg of ganja worth approximately Rs 1.23 crore and arrested two individuals involved in the smuggling operation.
The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) seized 22 kg of etomidate, an analgesic drug, disguised as aloe vera powder at Mumbai airport. The drug was being illegally exported to Malaysia via air cargo. Three individuals from Surat have been arrested in connection with the smuggling operation.
But the ex-Australian spinner Stuart MacGill was acquitted in a charge of commercial drug supply
They said a Delhi Police Special Cell team nabbed four people from South Delhi's Mahipalpur and confiscated the consignment weighing over 602 kilograms.
Narcotics worth Rs 18.63 crore were destroyed in Navi Mumbai as part of the 'Nasha Mukt (Drug Free) Navi Mumbai' campaign. The destruction involved drugs seized in 55 cases and is part of a larger effort that has seen drugs worth Rs 38.45 crore seized in 114 cases. Recent crackdowns include busting a gang from Punjab involved in heroin and opium peddling.
Wankhede, who has been booked along with four others in the case, is likely appear before the CBI team in Mumbai, they said.
Australian dual Olympic silver medal-winning kayaker Nathan Baggaley has been arrested following a drug bust, local media reported on Sunday.
Delhi Police on Thursday arrested another person in connection with the city's biggest-ever drug haul with investigators finding that the main accused had alleged links with leaders of a national political party, officials said.
The Mumbai Customs department seized narcotics, foreign currency, gold, and precious stones worth over Rs 46 crore at the Mumbai international airport in a week.
Ontario Superior Court judge found that a police search of Avtar Singh Sandhu's tractor-trailer flagrantly violated his Charter rights.
Mangaluru Police in Karnataka have seized over 37 kg of MDMA, valued at Rs 75 crore, marking the biggest-ever drug haul in the state. Two South African nationals were arrested in Bengaluru in connection with the case. The operation stemmed from an earlier arrest six months ago, leading authorities to an international drug network with links to traffickers using air routes between Delhi and Bengaluru. The arrested individuals are suspected of supplying drugs to Nigerian peddlers and using forged passports and visas for travel. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah lauded the police operation and highlighted the government's commitment to building a drug-free society.
Along with the Russian nationals, local citizen Akash has also been arrested, the official said, adding that further investigation was on.
Punjab Police announced the busting of two terror modules ahead of Republic Day, resulting in the arrest of six operatives and the seizure of arms and ammunition.
Malaysian police have arrested a 36-year-old Indian national near Kuala Lumpur and seized 19 tonnes of white powder, believed to be ketamine, worth USD 7.6 million.
United States President Donald Trump has named 23 countries as the major drug transit or major illicit drug-producing countries in a 'Presidential Determination' submitted to Congress.
Rani Mukerji gets plenty of scope to shine, seething with anger, screaming, radiating fury, and even taking on hand-to-hand combat in a truly boss-lady role, notes Mayur Sanap.
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