Punjab Police, in a joint operation with central agencies, has apprehended an international drug smuggler wanted by German police in a 487 kg cocaine smuggling case in Germany (2020), a senior police official said on Saturday.
In a joint operation, the Special Task Force (STF) of Assam police and Karimganj district police seized a huge quantity of drugs worth Rs 115 crore and arrested four accused in Karimganj district on Friday.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu released a song on awareness on synthetic drugs titled 'Nashe Se Tum Door Raho' produced by Shimla-based social activist Taruna Mishra.
Thursday's seizure comes on the heels of previous successes, including the seizure of 103.4 kg of high-quality opium from a dumping yard on June 12 in Ranchi and 802 kg of poppy straw on May 31, from an interior location of Khunti district.
In a relentless crackdown on drug trafficking, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and police arrested 14 individuals and seized several narcotics worth Rs 836.36 crores from August 1 to till date, said Gujarat Home Minister on Friday.
Experts welcomed the Indian government's decision to waive clinical trials for drugs that have already been approved in select countries to accelerate the availability of new and innovative medicines in India, and reduce the time and cost associated with conducting clinical trials.
The centre waived local clinical trials of several drugs in India. According to the official sources, the medicines already approved by other regulatory authorities like the US, UK and EU and are not immediately available for India are not required to conduct local trials in India.
Punjab police arrested two drug smugglers and recovered 6.65 Kg of heroin, amounting to Rs 6 Lakhs drug money, near the Indo-Pak border in Ferozepur district.
The Kulgam Police on Tuesday seized properties worth crores of a drug peddler at Nassu Badragund, Qazigund town of Jammu and Kashmir, said an official release.