The Taliban after taking power in Afghanistan in August 2021, promised to crack down on narcotics and ban the production, processing, and sale of illicit drugs.
Emphasizing on Centre's zero-tolerance policy on drug trafficking, Union Home Minister Amit Shah told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that the government has mapped the drug network across the States and the criminals will be behind the bar in the next two years.
Highlighting the country's fight against narco-terrorism and drug trafficking, Union Home Minister Amit Shah told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that India has urged Interpol to create a real-time information system on the nexus of narcotics and terrorism.
Crime Branch, Delhi police conducted a series of operations in the Nand Nagri area of North East Delhi on Sunday. 02 drug cartels busted were busted. A total of six drug peddlers were arrested.
Worli Unit of Mumbai Police's Anti-Narcotics Cell arrested a Nigerian drug peddler from the Mazgaon area and seized MD and methamphetamine drugs worth Rs 35.30 lakh in the international market from his possession.
The Court of Judicial Magistrate Kotdwar is scheduled to hear the application of one of the accused in the murder case of Ankita Bhandari in Uttarkhand on December 22 as he has sought time of ten days to give consent for the Narco and Polygraph tests.
A consignment of 8.5 kg of Pseudoephedrine (a narcotic control substance) was recovered and persons were arrested by Rachakonda Police in connection with drug smuggling.
"SIT almost completed probe. We'll file the chargesheet this week. We've applied for the NARCO test of the 3 accused, we'll do it if the court permits," said Deputy Inspector General (DIG) P Renuka, SIT Incharge.