Telangana State Prohibition and Excise Department's State Task Force busted a rave party in Hyderabad's Kondapur, leading to the arrest of nine individuals, while two others remain absconding, said a press statement from PRO, Excise Telangana State.
The drive, launched on March 1, 2025, on the directives of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, has led to the registration of 14,906 FIRs and the arrest of 23,647 drug smugglers, reaffirming the state government's commitment to a drug-free Punjab.
The All-India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD), representing over 12.40 lakh chemists across India, has expressed grave concern over the illegal and unregulated operation of online pharmacy platforms, which allegedly continue to sell medicines in violation of the Drugs & Co
According to police officials, the raid was conducted by a team from the Crime Branch and the anti-narcotics units, with assistance from senior officers.
"We have arrested four people previously and three more accused were arrested today. These three accused have been identified in the investigation of the same drug case. In this way, we have arrested about seven accused so far within a month. Based on the interrogation of these accused, furt
The decision comes after a meeting under the 11th National Narcotics Coordination portal (NCORD), aiming to curb the sale of Schedule H, H1, and X drugs without prescription. It is a significant move to prevent the misuse of dual-use medicines.
Notably, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has asked the Commissioners of Police, Deputy Commissioners and Senior Superintendent of Police to make Punjab a drug-free state. The Punjab government has also constituted a 5-member Cabinet Sub-Committee, led by the state's Finance Minister, Harp
Speaking to ANI, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Addl DCP, Crime Branch), Shailendra Singh Chauhan said, "Crime Branch Bhopal is continuously taking action against narcotics substances and an awareness campaign is also being running across the state on the instructions of DGP 'Nash
The NCB has secured the conviction of an accused in the 2021 Patiala opium recovery case. In its verdict, Hon'ble Special Judge, Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, Patiala, has sentenced accused, Gurminder Singh, to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of 1
In a major crackdown on drug trafficking, the Inter-State Cell of the Delhi Police's Crime Branch has busted an inter-state narcotics syndicate and arrested two key operatives. The police seized a total of 1.5 kg of Alprazolam worth 30 lakhs and 606 grams of heroin worth ₹1.25 crore.
Mansukh Mandaviya emphasised the importance of keeping the nation's youth away from drugs and encouraged the large crowd gathered at the BHU campus to adopt an active lifestyle, saying, "A healthy body can only lead to a healthy mind, and a healthy mind can only catalyse the nation towards V