Philippines human rights campaigner Leila de Lima, who was famously known for questioning former President Rodrigo Duterte's "brutal drug war" was released on bail on Monday, the New York Times reported.
According to a press release issued by the BSF Punjab Frontier, "On the intervening night of October 12th / 13th, BSF intercepted a suspected drone as well as heard some dropping sounds near Village U/Dhaliwal, District Amritsar. As per the laid-down drill, BSF troops immediately reacted.
In a major crackdown on an international drug syndicate, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Mumbai has seized 2 kg of cocaine worth around Rs 15 crore and arrested two key associates, including a Zambian national and a Tanzanian woman, an official said on Monday.
Assam Rifles in a joint operation with Mizoram Police arrested five Myanmar nationals and recovered 2.61 kilograms of heroin, valued at Rs 18.3 crore, said an official statement on Saturday.
The Special Task Force (STF) of Assam police seized a large quantity of contraband drugs worth Rs 1.2 crore and apprehended a drug peddler in Kamrup district on Friday night, officials said.
The Anti Narcotics Cell of Mumbai Crime Branch recovered MD drugs and hydroponic weed from Dharavi and Dahisar areas of Mumbai, police said on Saturday.
New Delhi [India], November 10: A legend in the arena of wildlife conservation and affectionately hailed as the 'Snakeman of India', Romulus Whitaker has had a lifelong love affair with the environment and the 'fierce creatures' who share the planet with us. The story of his life is colourfu
"A lady drug peddler has been apprehended along with 30 vials containing suspected heroin weighing 42.5 grammes and cash worth Rs 3,470," Partha Sarathi Mahanta added.
New Delhi [India], November 7: "Representatives from 30 countries gathered at the Lalit Hotel in New Delhi for the D-30 program organized by the Kashiyana Foundation, aiming to create a drug-free world and promote equality for people with disabilities.
During the period of the last two and half years, from May 10, 2021, to October 30 this year, drugs worth Rs 1794.05 crore have been seized across the state.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in its reply filed in the Delhi High Court stated that the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (COSCO) has issued a letter dated September 13 to the Commissioner of the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (Ministry of Fisheries, Anima
The cultivation and production of opium in Afghanistan has decreased by 95 per cent in the past year, Khaama Press reported citing the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.