Deputy SP Udhampur Prehlad Sharma, while talking to ANI, said that Udhampur Police tightened the noose of drug peddlers and bovine smugglers in Udhampur.
n its continuous drive against the menace of drug trafficking, Handwara Police on Friday attached a residential house belonging to a notorious drug peddler, namely Mohd Akbar Malik, son of Mohd Abdullah Malik, resident of Guloora Langate.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that Sribhumi police seized 650 grams of heroin and 10,000 Yaba tablets worth Rs 5 crore at Puwamara, leading to the arrest of four drug peddlers.
Sharing an X post, CM Dhami wrote, "In the morning, a meeting was held with the police and senior officials at the official residence to realise the resolve of 'Drug Free Uttarakhand'."
The exercise was conducted from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. as part of heightened security measures ordered by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to ensure peaceful celebrations.
According to officials, the two women were caught carrying 23 kg-- 660 grams of dry ganja, concealed in eight packets inside two trolley bags. Preliminary interrogation revealed that they were en-route to Chennai via Deoghar with the narcotics consignment.
In a significant move to combat the drug menace and dismantle the infrastructure supporting narcotics trafficking, the Srinagar Police has attached a residential property worth approximately Rs 75 lakhs under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
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).
In a joint operation on Wednesday, the Agartala Government Railway Police (GRP), in coordination with the Railway Protection Force (RPF), apprehended two suspected drug peddlers from Agartala Railway Station and seized over 6 kg of dry cannabis.
The property belonged to a notorious drug peddler identified as Hilal Ahmad Bhat.
The accused is involved in case FIR No. 01/2025 u/s 8/20,29 NDPS Act, 111 BNS registered in Police Station Karan Nagar.