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Delhi Police strengthens financial investigations under NDPS Act
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Officials said the strength of drug traffickers lies not only in contraband but also in the vast sums of illicit money generated from the trade. These funds are used to expand criminal activities, infiltrate legitimate businesses, destabilise economies, and, in some cases, fund terrorism.
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2nd ANTF Conference of State, UT Heads concludes in New Delhi with renewed
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The 2nd National Conference of Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) Heads of States and Union Territories (UTs) concluded on Wednesday in New Delhi, with participating States and UTs reaffirming their commitment to effectively combating drug abuse and achieving a drug-free India by 2047, a relea
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Foreign-based gangster Happy Jatt's drug module busted; hairdresser caught
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a major breakthrough against cross-border narco-terror networks, Punjab Police's Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) Border Range, in a joint operation with the Border Security Force (BSF), has busted a drug smuggling module operated by foreign-based gangster Harpreet Singh alias Happy Jatt.
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NCB flags rising drug smuggling through coastal routes; synthetic drug sei
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
India's Coastal states are emerging as key hotspots for the smuggling of synthetic drugs and precursor chemicals, according to the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)'s Annual Report 2024.
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Punjab: Amritsar Police bust two drug cartels, arrest 6 with 9 kg heroin
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a major action against cross-border drug networks, Amritsar Commissionerate Police have busted two narcotic cartels and arrested six drug traffickers with a total recovery of 9.066 kg of heroin.
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Assam Rifles seizes methamphetamine tablets worth ₹102.65 crore in Mizoram
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a significant effort to combat cross-border narcotics trafficking, the Assam Rifles executed a search operation on 17 September 2025, informed by specific intelligence. This operation took place near Zote village in the Champhai District of Mizoram.
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Punjab: BSF seizes heroin consignment, pistol in Amritsar; smuggler nabbed
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a joint operation, the Border Security Force and the Punjab Police's Anti-Narcotics Task Force apprehended a narco-smuggler with a huge consignment of narcotics near the village Beharwal in Amritsar on Wednesday.
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Trump lists 23 countries as major drug transits; names Pakistan, China
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
US President Donald Trump has named 23 countries as the major drug transit or major illicit drug-producing countries in a 'Presidential Determination' submitted to Congress on Monday.
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Colombia stops US arms imports amid rift over drug war decertification
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Colombia has halted arms purchases from the US after President Gustavo Petro rejected Washington's criticism over cocaine trafficking. Petro said Colombia "will not be blackmailed" and called US aid "handouts," Al Jazeera reported. Trump recently decertified Colombia as an ally in the drug w
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J-K: Police bust drug smuggling attempt in Pulwama; 120 grams of heroin li
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The accused, identified as Sheikh Maroofa, hails from Kathidarwaza Mumkhan in Srinagar, and has been booked under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS).
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Amit Shah calls for robust crackdown on drug cartels, urges protection of
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, addressing the 2nd National Conference of Heads of Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of States and UTs, emphasised the need for a robust crackdown on drug cartels and highlighted the importance of protecting India's youth to achieve the vision of a developed
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Trump says, US military kills 3 in strike against 'narcoterrorists' from V
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a post on his social media handle Truth Social, the US President stated that the strike had occurred while the narcoterrorists from Venezuela were transporting illegal narcotics in International waters, calling it a deadly weapon poisoning the Americans.
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