The arrested were receiving narcotic substances from a Kerala-based individual residing in Thailand and distributing them to customers as per his instructions, thereby earning illegal profits.
The Chandigarh Police on Wednesday arrested two alleged drug peddlers and recovered 15 grams of heroin from their possession during a patrolling operation in Sector 31.
A police team from Chenani, while conducting routine traffic checking at Naka Point Motor Shed, NHW Chenani, foiled two separate drug peddling attempts.
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).
The Assam Police recovered and seized 20000 Yaba tablets and 114 grams of heroin worth Rs 6.7 crore in Assam's Cachar district, officials said on Monday.
According to officials, the operation was based on input indicating that a consignment of Yaba tablets, brought from a neighbouring state, was about to be smuggled into Bangladesh by throwing it over the fence on Sunday night.
The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of Jammu and Kashmir Police, a specialized unit to check the rising menace of drugs, recovered a huge quantity of heroin worth crores of rupees in Shopian.
The Border Security Force (BSF) apprehended three drug peddlers and seized 1728 Yaba tablets from South West Khasi Hills districts in the Ranikor area in Meghalaya, the BSF said on Saturday.
"A joint operation was launched by Assam Rifles with police representatives from Baraigram Watch Post under Patharkandi Police Station in which two drug peddlers were apprehended along with 23.7 gm of brown sugar worth approximately Rs 9,70,000 from the general area of Nagaria Village und