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CBI raids premises of former NCB officer Sameer Wankhede in corruption cas
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday conducted searches at 29 locations across the country in an alleged corruption case against former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officer Sameer Wankhede and three others.
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DRI seizes heroin worth Rs 38.36 cr from India-Pakistan border in Amritsar
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Foiling a drug trafficking bid, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) recovered 5.480 kg of heroin worth Rs 38.36 crore on the India-Pakistan border in Amritsar.
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Hyderabad: Nigerian national held with 11 grams of narcotic drugs
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"The accused is a resident of Bengaluru and was arrested on Thursday afternoon at 1230 am with possession of 11 grams of narcotic drugs (MDMA) Methyl enedioxy methamphetamine, commonly known as ecstasy, molly or mandy," said the police.
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Money laundering and human trafficking network dismantled in UK
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
United Kingdoms' National Crime Agency has convicted sixteen people following a major investigation into an organised crime group (OCG) involved in international money laundering and human trafficking based in West London, National Crime Agency (NCA) of UK statement read.
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Mexican authorities seizing packages containing fentanyl from China
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to NTD, the packages mainly contain the precursor chemicals used to make the synthetic opioid. Those that aren't seized could be made into pills and smuggled into the US through the Southern border.
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Drug use by students in Pakistan's Sindh, a cause of concern
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Sindh Assembly Standing Committee on Home Department recently decided to establish a task force to tackle drug use in educational institutions across the province, Pakistan based The Express Tribune newspaper reported.
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Kolkata: Special Task Force foils a smuggling bid, apprehends 5 persons
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A team of Special Task Force (STF) of West Bengal foiled a smuggling bid and apprehended 5 persons after 2.5 kilogram of contraband heroin was seized on Tuesday afternoon near the Sukanta Pally Bus stop in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.
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Unstable, volatile Afghanistan causes worry to UN
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Worsening human rights, in particular women's and girls' rights, poverty, hunger, terrorism and the spread of drug trafficking are among the issues that the people of Afghanistan have been facing under Taliban rule.
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Tamil Nadu: Food safety regulator seizes fruits worth Rs 12.5 lakh for use
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Tamil Nadu Food Safety and Drug Administration officials on Wednesday conducted surprise raids at various fruit traders and godowns in Coimbatore and seized fruits worth Rs 12.5 lakh for using chemical ripening agents.
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Researchers discover optimal treatment for excessive daytime sleepiness
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Dena Zeraatkar and Tyler Pitre of McMaster University discovered that the medicine solriamfetol is the most effective therapy for excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in persons with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
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DGP Gaurav Yadav leads from front as Punjab Police launch statewide 'OPS V
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Amidst an ongoing drive against drugs and anti-social elements launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Punjab Police on Tuesday launched a two-day long statewide operation 'OPS Vigil' aimed at keeping a tab on drug trafficking, anti-social elements and criminals.
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Delhi HC's notice to Centre on PIL seeks secure access for visually impair
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The plea stated that visually impaired persons face immense difficulties in taking medicines; such persons feel for shape, and size of the tablet and do not even have the benefit of differentiating drugs based on colour. Due to a lack of accessible information, visually impaired persons may
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