President Droupadi Murmu has delegated power to Ladakh Lieutenant Governor under the Drugs and Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954 to control the advertising of drugs within the jurisdiction of the newly established Union Territory.
A joint operation was launched by the Radhanagar Battalion of Assam Rifles with police representatives from Jirighat Police Station of Assam's Chachar district on Monday based on information about drugs sale.
Mumbai Airport Customs on Saturday seized narcotics worth Rs 12.98 crore weighing about 1.3 kilograms from a foreign national, said the officials on Monday.
Dubai Customs has assisted Japanese customs authorities in intercepting a significant quantity of illicit drugs. Up to 700 kilogrammes of "methamphetamine" powder, valued at approximately USD310 million, were concealed within a cargo ship originating from an Asian country and bound for Japan
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Chandigarh Zonal Unit and the Counter Intelligence (CI) Punjab Police, in a joint operation, arrested an individual, Sunny Verma, in connection with the seizure of 40 kg of heroin by NCB Chandigarh in Ludhiana last year.
Speaking to ANI, Goa Director General of Police (DGP) Jaspal Singh said, "The Goa police have seized drugs worth Rs 10.26 crore from 2021 till date and arrested 400 persons involved in the drug trade."
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday extended interim relief from arrest granted to former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Mumbai Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede till July 5 in the alleged bribery case in the drugs-on-cruise case involving actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan.
Addressing the public at an anti-drug awareness event on Tuesday, Himachal Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri stressed on the importance of public support in the fight against drugs.