The anti-narcotics squad of the Thane Crime Branch busted a drug smuggling racket and arrested eight accused. Drugs worth Rs 55 lakh 73 thousand and materials and chemicals required for making 'MD' have been seized from them.
5.735 Kg MD (Mephedrone) worth Rs. 11.46 crore was seized from Santacruz and Varsova (Andheri) area, 500 gram Heroin (worth Rs.2 Crore) from Kurla east and Bandra east area and 3 Kg Charas worth Rs. 1.20 crore seized from Dahisar check naka area.
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, led the inaugural 2024 meeting of the UAE Anti-Narcotic Council.
The Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of Mumbai Crime Branch police raided various locations and arrested 11 people, including two most wanted drug peddlers in separate operations. A total of 1.130 KG of MD (mephedrone) worth around Rs 2.22 crore was seized from them, officials said on Monday.
Teliamura police station in Tripura's Khowai district has been recognised as the best police station in the state for the year 2023 for its outstanding contribution in maintaining the rule of law and anti-narcotics campaign.
In a proactive move to address the escalating challenge of the drug menace in Tripura, a joint state-level Anti-Narcotics operational group meeting was organised in the Agartala sector of Assam Rifles on Saturday, officials said.
The Kandivali unit of the Anti Narcotics Cell of Mumbai Crime Branch on Wednesday arrested two drug peddlers from the Borivali area and recovered 2 kg 960 grams of hashish from them.
Maharashtra Police's Anti-Narcotics Cell has arrested two foreign nationals from Nalasopara in possession of mephedrone (MD) and cocaine. The value of the recovered drugs is Rs 1 crore 47 lakh, said the officials.