Thursday's seizure comes on the heels of previous successes, including the seizure of 103.4 kg of high-quality opium from a dumping yard on June 12 in Ranchi and 802 kg of poppy straw on May 31, from an interior location of Khunti district.
In a relentless crackdown on drug trafficking, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and police arrested 14 individuals and seized several narcotics worth Rs 836.36 crores from August 1 to till date, said Gujarat Home Minister on Friday.
Experts welcomed the Indian government's decision to waive clinical trials for drugs that have already been approved in select countries to accelerate the availability of new and innovative medicines in India, and reduce the time and cost associated with conducting clinical trials.
The centre waived local clinical trials of several drugs in India. According to the official sources, the medicines already approved by other regulatory authorities like the US, UK and EU and are not immediately available for India are not required to conduct local trials in India.
Punjab police arrested two drug smugglers and recovered 6.65 Kg of heroin, amounting to Rs 6 Lakhs drug money, near the Indo-Pak border in Ferozepur district.
The Kulgam Police on Tuesday seized properties worth crores of a drug peddler at Nassu Badragund, Qazigund town of Jammu and Kashmir, said an official release.
In an action against drug trafficking, Kupwara Police have attached 16.5 marlas of illegally acquired land in the Khumriyal area of the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir.
The property was identified as being acquired through the illicit drug trade, specifically the trafficking of Narcotic drugs and Psychotropic substances.