"Indian Coast Guard has apprehended a huge consignment of around five tonnes of drugs from a fishing boat in the Andaman waters. This is likely to be the biggest ever drug haul by the Indian Coast Guard ever. More details awaited," said Defence Officials.
Assam Rifles in a joint operation with the Customs department successfully seized 1000 gm of Crystal Methamphetamine commonly known as ICE in the international market valued at approximately Rs 16 crore in Badharghat, Tripura on Sunday, a press release said.
Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot launched the "Yuva Shuddhi Abhiyan," an anti-narcotic campaign aimed at college campuses, at Raj Bhavan on Saturday.
The Drugs Control Administration (DCA) of Telangana has raided a quack's clinic in Kakarvai village at Telangana's Khammam, and seized a stock of drugs being sold without a valid drug licence.
Continuing its action against drug peddlers in Jammu and Kashmir, Baramulla Police attached multiple properties (double storied residential houses at Chowadhi Jammu and Trikanjan Boniyar, Tipper, Trailer, and a four-wheeler) worth Rs 1.72 Crore, said a police statement on Saturday.
In a major move against drug cartels, the Assam Rifles in two joint operations with the Anti-Narcotics Squad of Mizoram, recovered 107 grams of heroin worth Rs 74.90 lakhs and apprehended three individuals, according to a press statement from Assam Rifles.
The Crime Branch of Ahmedabad Police arrested a history-sheeter named Zishan Datta Pawale for possession of 1.23 kilograms of MD (Methylenedioxymethamphetamine or MDMA or Ecstasy) drug, officials said.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested an accused wanted in a 2020 Kashmir narco-terror case linked with a conspiracy of the banned Pakistan-based terrorist organisations to procure and sell narcotic drugs to raise funds for promoting terrorism.
Assam Rifles and police recovered a huge consignment of Methamphetamine tablets and heroin worth Rs 85.95 crore in two separate operations in Mizoram's Zokhawthar.
As per the release, Muneer Ahmad Banday was involved in a multi-million drug smuggling case, which had significant implications for funding illegal activities.