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Former wrestler Jagdish Bhola convicted by CBI in three drug cases
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Mohali (Punjab), [India], Feb 13 (ANI): Former Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of Punjab Police and international wrestler Jagdish Bhola was convicted in three drug cases by a CBI court here on Wednesday.
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Drugs worth Rs 1 crore destroyed in Tripura
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], Feb 13 (ANI): In an anti-narcotic drive the police department in Agartala destroyed large number of bottles of Bangladesh-bound smuggled cough syrup and huge quantities of marijuana, worth Rs 1 crore.
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Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' found guilty
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [USA], Feb 13 (ANI): Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera, the Mexican drug kingpin who minted millions as the head of the infamous Sinaloa cartel for several years, was found guilty on all 10 criminal counts against him by a US federal court on Tuesday (local time).
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Marijuana edibles pose major risk to elderly patients with cardiovascular
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 11 (ANI): With marijuana being legalised across North America, there is a changing perception that sees people believing that weed is the safest recreational drug.
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Drugs worth Rs 39 crore seized in Mumbai, 4 foreign nationals arrested
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 10 (ANI): Four foreign nationals were arrested on Sunday in possession of cocaine worth Rs 39 crore.
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Women's hormones play role in drug addiction and increases relapse rates:
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 10 (ANI): While it is known that women's hormonal cycles may make them more prone to drug addiction, a recent study suggests that it also makes them more prone to relapse.
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HIV drug could treat Alzheimer's finds new study
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 7 (ANI): A new study now finds that an HIV drug significantly reduces age-related inflammation and other signs of ageing in mice.
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Vitamin D helps treat lethal drug-resistant TB: Study
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 7 (ANI): A new study now finds that Vitamin D speeds up the clearance of tuberculosis (TB) bacteria from the lungs of people with multi-drug resistant TB.
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Delhi: Custom dept seizes 600 kg of 'Dry Chat' worth Rs 12 cr
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 6 (ANI): The customs department has seized 600 kg of psychotropic substance 'Dry Chat' under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, said an official statement issued on Tuesday.
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School suspension, expulsion more likely to predict youth drug use than po
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 5 (ANI): While research has already found that disciplinary practices lead to juvenile justice interventions, yet it's unclear which form of intervention--being suspended and expelled from school or being arrested by police--is more likely to lead youth to use drug
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Tripura: Locals catch drug peddlers with 25 bottles of heroin
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kalyanpur (Tripura) [India], Feb 3 (ANI): Two drug peddlers were caught red-handed with 25 bottles of heroin by the locals in Kalyanpur area of Khowai district in Tripura on Saturday.
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Put signboard saying 'halal' or 'jhatka' at restaurants: SP corporator
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 2 (ANI): Rais Shaikh, a corporator from Mumbai, who represents the Samajwadi Party, wrote a letter on Saturday to the city's Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta and the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) stating that a signboard should be placed at restaurant
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