Exhorting anti-narcotics agencies to adopt a "ruthless" approach to dismantle supply chains, Union Home Minister Amit Shah Thursday said India will not allow "even a gram" of drugs to enter into the country nor will it allow it's borders to be used for drug trade in any manner.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the MANAS (Madak Padarth Nisedh Asuchna Kendra) Portal on Thursday with a toll-free number 1933 to seek advice on de-addiction and rehabilitation and share information on drug trafficking.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday directed the agencies, police, and concerned departments under the Central and State governments to adopt "ruthless" approach towards the drug supply chain, emphasizing a commitment to prevent any drugs from entering the country and ensuring that
Haryana's Chief Secretary, TVSN Prasad, has said that Haryana Police registered 2,405 cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, leading to the arrest of 3,562 individuals from January 2023 to March 2024.
Khan had been continually changing his hideouts and phone numbers and had gone into hiding since the Narcotics Control Bureau busted a drug syndicate in Navi Mumbai and seized 31.5 kg of mephedrone, a synthetic stimulant drug, last month.
The Home Minister will also launch the National Narcotics Helpline 'MANAS' (Madak Padarth Nisedh Asuchna Kendra), inaugurate the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Zonal Office at Srinagar, and release the NCB 'Annual Report 2023' and Compendium on 'Nasha Mukt Bharat' on the occasion.
Dubai Police has successfully concluded the three-day awareness event of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, held at Dubai Mall under the slogan 'My Family... My True Wealth'.
A Delhi court has granted bail to former DMK leader Jaffer Sadiq in a drug-related case registered by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). However, he will remain in custody in ED's money laundering case. The court has directed the authorities to open an LOC against him.
"During the search at about 6.15 am in the early hours, the troops successfully recovered 1 packet (gross weight: 570 grams) of suspected heroin from a farming field in village Kilche of district Ferozepur," it said.
According to officials, the search operation began around 11:15 in the morning, where BSF troops successfully recovered and neutralized a drone along with one packet of suspected heroin from the area adjacent to the village- Kalash in district Taran Taran.