The United States military has carried out another strike in the Caribbean Sea targeting alleged drug smugglers, killing three people, the US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said.
In a major anti-drug operation, Shimla district police have detained 18 habitual and organised drug peddlers under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT NDPS) Act, 1988 over the past 25 days, sending them to jail for three months as part of a
According to the District Police Office Rajouri, the arrested individual has been identified as Sachin Kumar, alias Pamma, a resident of Sehar, Nowshera.
The accused, Gagan Bhushan, son of late Shishu Pal and resident of village Bejori, post office Seema, tehsil Rohru, district Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, was taken into custody and sent to jail for three months after repeatedly being found involved in heroin ("chitta") trafficking despite mu
In a post on 'X', the NCB said the contraband, valued at around Rs 23.88 crore in the illicit market, was recovered from the checked-in baggage of the passenger who travelled from Sao Paulo to Bengaluru via Doha.
During the operation, the team apprehended one individual who was transporting heroin worth ₹4.05 Crores via Silchar Bypass near Maharpur late at night on February 17. The apprehended individual, along with the seized vehicle have been handed over to Cachar Police for further investigatio
The operation involved area domination and systematic search of suspected cultivation sites. During the conduct of the operation, the joint team detected illicit poppy cultivation spread over 22 acres, which was destroyed.
The operation began on February 13 after the CBN Neemuch received specific intelligence inputs about transportation of synthetic drug Methamphetamine/MD by unidentified passengers travelling in a private bus. Acting on it, a team was constituted and proceeded towards Mandsaur district.
The proposed framework will not only strengthen surveillance and coordination mechanisms across states but will also be supported by appropriate legal provisions to ensure effective implementation and enforcement.
"It will, in a way, become the country's most modern centre for tackling narcotics and terrorism. Equipped with a state-of-the-art indoor firing range, war room, cyber lab, training hall, and various advanced equipment, this headquarters will be fully modernised. I am confident that it wi