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Italian drug lord Rocco Morabito escapes from Uruguay prison
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Montevideo [Uruguay], Jun 25 (ANI): An Italian mafia boss and drug kingpin has escaped from prison in Uruguay where he was awaiting extradition to Italy, the Uruguayan Ministry of Interior said on Monday.
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Punjab to organise special programmes on June 26 to take on drug abuse
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 24 (ANI): The government has decided to observe the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in every district of the state with the active involvement of schools, colleges, NGOs and social welfare organisations on June 26, said Health an
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Scientists find new target for Parkinson's disease
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 23 (ANI): Contrary to earlier discovery that a chemical found in a synthetic opioid, MPTP, induced a form of Parkinson's disease, a new study has found that it is an enzyme in the body that can metabolise compounds formed in the brain from alkaloids causing a neur
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Assam: Drug peddler apprehended in Nagaon, 9 kg heroin seized
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Nagaon (Assam) [India], Jun 23 (ANI): In a successful operation, Nagaon Police arrested an alleged drug peddler based on a tip-off on Saturday and seized 9 kg of heroin from his possession.
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J-K: DRI seizes 5 kg heroin smuggled from Pakistan near Suchetgarh BOP
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 21(ANI): The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in a joint operation with the Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday seized 5 kg of heroin under the NDPS Act, 1985 from an area near the Suchetgarh Border Observation Post (BOP).
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Four drug peddler arrested in J-K's Kupwara
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir), [India], June 21 (ANI): The local police have arrested four drug peddlers here under the Public Safety Act.
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BSF recovers heroin 5-kg from near IB in Jammu
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 20 (ANI): Stepping up vigil on the International Boundary (IB), the Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday recovered about 5-kg of heroin.
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Turmeric can prevent cancer cell growth
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 20 (ANI): Researchers developed a new drug delivery system with the help of curcumin, the main ingredient in the spice turmeric, that successfully prevents bone cancer cells to spread and promote the growth of healthy bone cells.
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Cardiovascular outcomes similar for generic and brand-name drugs for hypot
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 20 (ANI): Cardiovascular event rates were similar for generic and brand-name levothyroxine drug used to treat hypothyroidism, with lower pharmacy costs for the generic drug, finds a study.
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Elucidata expanding aggressively in India
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 19 (ANI/NewsVoir): Elucidata, the data science start-up focused on making better drugs, faster, has announced its plans to double its workforce by 2019. The company has already begun ramping up its India operations.
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Couple held for peddling cocaine in Hyderabad
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 19 (ANI): The Excise Enforcement officials of Hyderabad on Tuesday arrested a couple and seized 9-gram cocaine from them at Banjara Hills area near Saibaba Temple.
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Punjab tightens noose around drug trafficking
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 18 (ANI): To combat the menace of drug trafficking in Punjab, the Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) held meetings with state officials on Tuesday.
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