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Maharashtra has become big market for sale, consumption of drugs: Saamana

Saamana claimed that the drugs that are not being seized by the authorities at the ports of Gujarat are being released into Maharashtra

Singapore hangs first woman in 19 years for drug trafficking, says report

Singapore executed its first woman in quite a while for drug trafficking, amid calls to nullify the death penalty for drug-related crimes. One more execution is set for the next week

Haryana khaps running awareness campaign against drugs, sensitising youth

Several khap panchayats in Haryana are running an awareness campaign against the ill-effects of drugs and also sensitising people in the rural areas on the importance of environmental protection. A prominent khap leader said many khap panchayats (caste councils) are involved in the campaign against drugs as they are apprehensive that the menace can spread in Haryana just like it has in neighbouring Punjab. "Our khap and many other khaps in Rohtak, Sonipat, Jind, Hisar and elsewhere are running the campaign against the menace of drugs. We make people, especially youngsters, aware of the ill-effects of drugs and prevent addiction," Tek Ram Kandela, the head of the Sarv Jatiya Kandela Khap, said. He also said they sensitise people on issues related to the environment when they hold panchayats in villages. "We also promote organic farming," Kandela said. On the occasion of International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking last month, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had .

The rising threat of drugs in India: A few major busts across the country

The NCB busted the largest LCD drug racket run on dark net and seized 15,000 blots of LSD; India emerged as one of the world's single largest opiate markets in terms of users, according to a report

US authorities charge more than 100 with gun, drug crimes in 3 states

Federal authorities announced a blitz of arrests and indictments Wednesday against more than 100 people charged with gun and drug crimes in three US states. The flurry of charges from the Justice Department in Georgia, West Virginia and New York comes as federal officials work to combat an uptick in violent crime, particularly involving guns. The Biden administration has tried to showcase federal, state and local efforts to get guns and repeat shooters off the streets. Federal prosecutors and FBI agents were particularly busy in southern Georgia, where an indictment was unsealed charging 76 people with involvement in what authorities called a gang-related network that distributed methamphetamine, fentanyl and other illegal drugs. Authorities called it the largest indictment ever filed in the 43-county Southern District of Georgia. The FBI sent SWAT teams and agents from Atlanta and neighbouring South Carolina and Florida Wednesday to help round up more than 30 suspects in coastal ..

Illegal properties of drug traffickers demolished: Haryana CM Khattar

The opposition should be clear if they are with the government or are in support of those involved in this illegal trade: Chief Minister

Bulk of illicit drugs being smuggled into India through sea route: FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said a significant portion of drugs like heroin, cocaine, and hashish are being smuggled into the country through sea route. In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, the minister said as per inputs received from Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), the main drugs smuggled through the sea route are heroin, cocaine, hashish and Amphetamine type Stimulants (ATS). "The percentage of these drugs smuggled through sea route vis a vis total seizures is significant, though their percentage varies from year to year," Sitharaman said. In the current year till November 30, of the 3,017kg heroin seized, 55 per cent or 1,664 kg was through sea route. Of the 122 kg cocaine seized, 84 per cent or 103kg was through sea route. In the case of hashis and ATS seized till November this year, 23 per cent and 30 per cent were being smuggled through the sea route. Sitharaman said various central law enforcement agencies and state police departments mon

Go after big fish, nab global mafia in drug trafficking cases: Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday asked enforcement agencies to go after 'big fish' and nab those global mafia who control the operation of sending 'mountains' of illegal drugs into the country. The minister asked revenue intelligence officers to engage more with their international counterparts to book 'big handlers' working behind the scene, and ensure that smugglers do not outsmart authorities. Revenue intelligence officers should strive to bring each case to its logical conclusion at the earliest possible time, she said, adding that smugglers would certainly leave a trail and that should be used to reach the main handlers who are actually behind the operation. "You would make sure that you would not allow the smuggler to be smarter than you all... There is a need for us to work hard and to make sure the logical conclusion is not only for the fellow who was caught with a small sachet or a kilogram of cocaine, but who is sending mountains of it into this country, who .

NE DGPs meet begins, drug trafficking concern for Northeast: Tripura CM

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday said drug trafficking from across the border is a major concern for the north east region. Inaugurating the two-day meeting of DGPs and heads of Central Police Organisations (CPOs) of northeast region, Saha said enforcement agencies including state police will work together to uproot the menace in the days to come. "The drug supply chain from Myanmar through Mizoram and Assam border has emerged as a major problem for northeastern states. The two-day meeting of DGPs and heads of CPOs of Northeast region will throw light on the problem and find ways for tackling it effectively", he told reporters after inaugurating the conference at Prajna Bhavan here. He said that Tripura is being used as a corridor for drug trafficking from Myanmar to Bangladesh through Mizoram and Assam. Saha said there will also be discussion on how to curb ganja smuggling from the northeastern state (Tripura) to mainland states with law enforcement agencies seizing ..

Three Indian crypto exchanges under lens for Rs 28,000 crore drug trade

Around 200 transactions conducted in Nigeria, the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands, have been zeroed upon by the FIU, these were routed through exchanges located in India

Customs department seizes gold worth Rs 20 lakh at Chandigarh airport

The Customs department seized 379 grams of gold worth nearly Rs 20 lakh from a passenger who arrived on a flight from Dubai at the Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport here, a statement said on Wednesday. The officers of the department intercepted the passenger while he was trying to cross the green channel, the department said in its statement. A search of his trolley bag resulted in the recovery of a gold wire with a silver-coloured coating. The wire, which weighed 379 grams, was concealed inside a steel strip of the trolley bag, it said. The recovered gold, having a market value of Rs 19.82 lakh, was seized by Customs officers as it was being illegally imported into India, it added. Further investigation in the matter is underway, the statement said.

Enforcement agencies must destroy all channels of trafficking: Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday asserted that drug seizure alone cannot make the country drug-free. Addressing the regional meeting on 'Drug Trafficking and National Security' here, the Union Home Minister said that enforcement agencies must aim at destroying all channels between the traffickers and the final consumers. On the occasion of Azadi ki Amrit Mahotsav, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a dream to make the country drug-free and for this, coordinated effort is necessary between central and state agencies, Shah said. The security of the nation can only be ensured if drug trafficking and all related channels are destroyed as insurgency, arms smuggling, and other anti-national activities are linked to trafficking, he said. ''Insurgency along with arms trade and drug trafficking are two sides of a coin'', he said. The Union Home minister urged the law-enforcing, health, revenue, and social revenue departments to adopt a twin-pronged approach for ensuring that drug

6 Pakistani nationals held with drugs worth Rs 200 crore off Gujarat coast

The Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad in a joint operation with the Indian Coast Guard seized 40 kg heroin worth Rs 200 crore from a Pakistani fishing boat in the Arabian Sea off the Gujarat coast on Wednesday, a senior ATS official said. Six Pakistani crew members of the boat were also apprehended, he said. The fishing boat carrying drugs was intercepted mid-sea by a joint team of the Coast Guard and ATS near Jakhau harbour in Kutch district, the official said. The heroin was meant to be transported to Punjab by road after being offloaded on the Gujarat coast. Based on a specific tip- off, we intercepted the boat which left from Pakistan, and caught six Pakistani nationals with 40 kg of heroin, he said. The ATS and Coast Guard officials along with the seized boat are expected to reach the Jakhau coast later in the day, he said. The state ATS and the Coast Guard had foiled similar attempts of drug smuggling in the past also and caught foreign nationals with huge quantities of narcotics

German police seize 2.3 tonnes of cocaine with help of Peruvian authorities

German police seized 2.3 ton of cocaine from Peru and arrested the alleged organiser of the major drug trafficking, the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) said

India's first portal for narco files lists over 500,000 offenders in 1 mnth

Developed by the Narcotics Control Burea, Nidaan is first-of-its kind database of arrested narcotics offenders from states and union territories

Adityanath orders officials to initiate drive against illegal drug mafia

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday instructed officials to initiate an intensive drive against illegal drug trade. Adityanath issued the directions while chairing a meeting through a video link of senior police and administrative officials to review the law and order situation and other matters. "Raids should be conducted against those indulging in illegal drug trade, and if there is any laxity, then accountability will be fixed. The fight against the drug mafia will assume the shape of a mass movement," he said. The Chief Minister said that those indulging in illegal drug trade will be identified at the police station level. Stressing on robust facilities in the border areas, he directed the officials to facilitate construction of hospitals and markets there in PPP mode. The CM said owing to rising water level in Yamuna and Chambal rivers, normal life has been affected in 18 districts of the state, even as Ganga and Betwa were also on rise. However, now wat

Post clean chit, Aryan Khan asks court to return his passport, moves plea

Bollywood superstar SRK's son Aryan, who got a clean chit from the NCB in the last year's drugs-on-cruise case, on Thursday moved a plea before a special NDPS court, seeking return of his passport.

'Convicted Malaysian-Indian drug trafficker not specifically targeted'

Singapore's Attorney-General's Chambers said there was no suggestion or argument by Indian-origin Malaysian death row inmate that he was being specifically targeted in the scheduling process

Taliban meet French envoy, discuss prevention of poppy cultivation

According to Tolo News, Taliban's supreme leader Hebatullah Akhundzada in a decree said the cultivation of poppy seeds as well as drug trafficking are banned in the country

India prime destination for darknet traded drugs in South Asia: Report

India is among the "most frequently" listed destinations in the South Asian region for shipping drugs traded over the darknet