The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to interfere with the Punjab and Haryana High Court's order granting bail to Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira in connection with the NDPS case.
In a proactive move to address the escalating challenge of the drug menace in Tripura, a joint state-level Anti-Narcotics operational group meeting was organised in the Agartala sector of Assam Rifles on Saturday, officials said.
The Kandivali unit of the Anti Narcotics Cell of Mumbai Crime Branch on Wednesday arrested two drug peddlers from the Borivali area and recovered 2 kg 960 grams of hashish from them.
In a major crackdown, at least 95 people were detained after the police raided a rave party in Maharashtra's Thane city in the early hours of Sunday, police said.
Maharashtra Police's Anti-Narcotics Cell has arrested two foreign nationals from Nalasopara in possession of mephedrone (MD) and cocaine. The value of the recovered drugs is Rs 1 crore 47 lakh, said the officials.
According to DRI officials, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officers apprehended a woman passenger of Cote d'Ivoire nationality who came to Mumbai and recovered 1,273 grammes of a white powdery substance purported to be cocaine with an illicit market value of approximately Rs. 13 crores
Police attached the Rs 87 lakh worth of property of two drug peddlers in Degwar Tarwan, a village near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Pooch district.
The Anti Narcotics Cell (ANC) of the Mumbai Crime Branch arrested two drug peddlers from the Ghatkopar area and recovered MD drugs worth Rs 30 lakh on Wednesday. The drugs were seized by the Worli unit of ANC.
"It's not a small case, 60kgs of drug(heroin) being trafficked over one year by just one network is a huge case", the DGP said adding that almost 400 crores rupees of drugs trafficked by just one network is huge.
Amidst the ongoing war against drugs, Punjab Police on Sunday busted a cross-border drug smuggling racket being operated by a USA-based smuggler and arrested two people with 6 kilogram heroin.
The discovery of the smuggled contraband came to light during a routine check of police team from Police Station Udhampur, led by Station House Officer (SHO) Inspector Raghubir Choudhary.