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India assumes Chair of 68th UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Ambassador Shambhu S Kumaran, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna, presides over the session from March 10 to March 14, 2024. This marks India's return to the chair after two decades, reinforcing its influence in global policymaking on narcotics control.
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US Justice Department announces charges against Vikash Yadav in foiled plo
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
In a statement, the US Justice Department said, "Yadav is charged in a second superseding indictment unsealed today in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York."
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Matthew Perry's physicians surrender prescription licenses amid Ketamine c
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
In a significant development regarding the case surrounding the death of actor Matthew Perry, the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) confirmed that doctors Salvador Plasencia and Mark Chavez have surrendered their registrations to prescribe medication.
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Matthew Perry's death being investigated over acute ketamine effects
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
'Friends' actor Matthew Perry's death is under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) more than six months after he was found unresponsive at his residence in October 2023.
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India-US to engage in homeland security talks on February 28; counter terr
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The anticipated topics for discussion are cooperation in counterterrorism, cybersecurity, combating illegal migration, extradition, aviation security, safeguarding global supply chains, and maritime security, among other areas.
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US, India conduct 'Operation Broader Sword' to stop international shipment
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Conducted in June 2023, Operation Broader Sword stopped more than 500 shipments of illicit, and potentially dangerous, unapproved prescription drugs, combination medical devices, and synthetic drug precursors from reaching American consumers, the US Embassy in India said in a press release.
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Delhi: Four people arrested in fraud case, sent to 5 days police custody
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to the Delhi Police Special CP HGS Dhaliwal, the accused was mainly operating from Uganda and Ahmedabad and other parts of India.
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US drug enforcement recognizes Fentanyl Awareness Day as country fights Me
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 21 (ANI): Drug Enforcement Administration on Sunday recognized National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day by joining the many voices dedicated to educating the public on the serious dangers of fentanyl poisoning from fake pills and other illicit drugs.
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Chinese drug mafia hand-in-glove with Mexican criminals, stoking deadly op
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 19 (ANI): Chinese drug mafias are working in connivance with the Mexican transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) to bypass international precursor chemical controls and grow the movement of a wide range of illicit drugs destined for the United States, an annual asse
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14 marines killed in Mexico helicopter crash
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], July 16 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 14 Mexican marines were killed on Friday when their helicopter crashed during the arrest and transport of a drug lord in northern Mexico, the Mexican Navy said.
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DEA, CIA agents grill Pak gold trader on whereabouts of India's most wante
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 25 (ANI): US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agents had questioned Lahore-born gold trader Muhammad Asif Hafeez and asked about the whereabouts of one of India's most wanted fugitive and UN-proscribed terrorist Dawood Ib
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Thirty-four held in Delhi for running fake call centres, extortion
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): Thirty-four people have been arrested for allegedly extorting money from foreign nationals under the pretext of them being from the US Drug Enforcement Agency, apple technical support and McAfee antivirus support, said Delhi Police on Saturday.
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