Highlighting centre's efforts in combating drug menace in the country, Union home ministry stated that the seized drugs during the Modi government were thirty times as compared to the previous government from 2016-2013.
Sameer Wankhede, former zonal director at the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said that for officers under the oath of the Indian Constitution, there is nothing such as a high- or low-profile case, adding that only facts matter before the official.
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence sleuths have seized 30 kg of narcotic drug, methamphetamines, worth over Rs 90 crore from a man who arrived at Madurai Railway Junction on Friday, an official said.
The Bombay High Court on Friday extended the relief from arrest given to former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Mumbai Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede till March 27 in connection with a money laundering case.
Amritsar Police on Thursday busted an international narco smuggling cartel backed by the US with the arrest of a drug smuggler after recovering 5 kg of heroin from his possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav.
The Baramulla police attached properties worth around Rs 15 lakh belonging to a drug peddler in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Thursday.
The recovery is under a component of "SAGAR-MANTHAN 1", a series of maritime operations, launched by the NCB in coordination with the Indian Navy by pursuing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a drug-free India.
In a successful coordinated operation at sea, Indian Navy, in coordination with Narcotics Control Bureau, apprehended a suspicious boat carrying almost 3,300 kg of contraband, making it the largest in terms of quantity, in recent times, said the Indian Navy in a statement.
The anticipated topics for discussion are cooperation in counterterrorism, cybersecurity, combating illegal migration, extradition, aviation security, safeguarding global supply chains, and maritime security, among other areas.
Narcotics Control Bureau Headquarters, in a joint operation with the Special Cell of Delhi Police, claimed to have busted an international drug trafficking gang network involved in the trafficking of precursor chemicals, officials said on Saturday.
In a major achievement for the UP government in its ongoing crusade against drug dealers, the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), formed under the guidance of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, has filed 110 cases and arrested 293 accused in the last two and a half years.