Haryana's Chief Secretary, TVSN Prasad, has said that Haryana Police registered 2,405 cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, leading to the arrest of 3,562 individuals from January 2023 to March 2024.
Khan had been continually changing his hideouts and phone numbers and had gone into hiding since the Narcotics Control Bureau busted a drug syndicate in Navi Mumbai and seized 31.5 kg of mephedrone, a synthetic stimulant drug, last month.
Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Wednesday said that India needs to have a world-class regulatory framework to match the country's global reputation as 'Pharmacy of the World'.
The state government had earlier sent a notice to the club for being constructed in a public area. It was also reported that the club was alleged to be at the centre of smuggling and other anti-social activities.
In a significant operation against illegal ganja cultivation, a joint team comprising the Border Security Force (BSF), Forest Department, and Jatrapur Police Station conducted a raid at the residence of Babul Mazumdar, son of Khokan Mazumdar, in Village Nirbhoypur.
The Home Minister will also launch the National Narcotics Helpline 'MANAS' (Madak Padarth Nisedh Asuchna Kendra), inaugurate the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Zonal Office at Srinagar, and release the NCB 'Annual Report 2023' and Compendium on 'Nasha Mukt Bharat' on the occasion.
The Special Task Force (STF) of Assam police seized more than 2 kg of heroin worth Rs 17.5 crore in two separate operations and apprehended four drug peddlers.