According to police sources, a local group had been secretly cultivating and trading cannabis in that area for quite some time. However, no major crackdown or raid had been conducted there until now.
Jammu and Kashmir Police, along with the Excise Department, have launched an anti-narcotic (cannabis destruction) drive across several areas of South Kashmir. The purpose of the drive is to eradicate the drug menace along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, officials said.
Two passengers have been arrested for carrying suspected contraband (Cannabis/Ganja) at the Imphal Airport in Manipur. After the discovery, the passengers were handed over to the local police along with the drugs for further legal action.
A special NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act) Court in Raipur has convicted a man in connection with the peddling of cannabis worth several crores.
Police said the accused tried to flee in a "filmy style," ramming his car into them and injuring Constable Pathan Firoz, who was rushed to the hospital.
Andhra Pradesh police have arrested two individuals from Andhra Pradesh's Vizianagaram district who were trying to smuggle ganja (cannabis) from Odisha to Kerala. The accused were caught transporting ganja in a car when the L. Kota police intercepted them and seized 71 packets of ganja from
A joint team of the Special Operations Group (SOG) Yamunapar Zone and Kaundhiyara Police on Monday arrested two individuals and recovered over 13.55 kilograms of illegal cannabis from their possession in Prayagraj, police said.
Kerala Police arrested two persons for allegedly smuggling 16 kilograms of cannabis in a fish transport vehicle in Edakkara in Kerala's Malappuram district on Friday.
Indonesian narcotic agency head said that the traffickers make use of social media, especially Instagram, to communicate with buyers and conduct transactions using coded language and an end-to-end encryption system. They also used cyrptocurrencies making it difficult to crackdown on them.
Speaking to ANI a day after the seminar and exhibition at the historic Gaiety Theatre in Shimla, Negi said that the misconceptions about narcotics in industrial use need to be ended first.
In a joint operation late on Monday night, the Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) apprehended three alleged drug peddlers at Agartala Railway Station and seized 3 kg 240 grams of dry cannabis concealed in a large carry bag (pith bag).