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J-K: Police arrest notorious drug peddler in Kulgam
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kulgam (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Nov 4 (ANI): Police have arrested a notorious drug peddler identified as Khurshid Bhat in Kulgam here and recovered contraband substances from his possession, Kashmir Zone Police said on Monday.
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Delhi: 750 kg poppy husk seized, 3 held
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 19 (ANI): The Narcotic Cell, Crime Branch and Delhi Police have arrested three people and recovered 750 kilograms of poppy husk worth Rs 30 lakh near Wazirabad here.
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Haryana Police arrests four men for possessing drugs
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India] Aug 19 (ANI): Haryana Police in separate cases have arrested three drug peddlers and seized 500 gram of opium, 4.4 kg of poppy husk and 800 prohibited pharma pills from their possession in Fatehabad district here on Monday.
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Rajasthan: NCB officials seize 855.45 kg poppy straw, two drug traffickers
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhilwara (Rajasthan) [India], Aug 15 (ANI): Officials of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Jodhpur Zonal unit, seized 855.45 kg poppy straw on Tuesday during an operation launched on specific information, near Arania village, Bhilwara district.
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Punjab tightens noose around drug trafficking
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 18 (ANI): To combat the menace of drug trafficking in Punjab, the Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) held meetings with state officials on Tuesday.
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J-K: Police seizes 680 kg poppy straw in Kathua, 1 arrested
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 15 (ANI): The police on Tuesday seized 680 kg of poppy straw from a truck during vehicle checking here.
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J&K: 3 held with poppy straw, cash
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 7 (ANI): Three people have been arrested during a raid after 275-kilogram of poppy straw was recovered along with over Rs 3 lakh in cash, police said on Monday.
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'Opium-addicted' parrots wreaking havoc in MP
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Feb 26 (ANI): At a time when scattered rainfall is hampering poppy cultivation in the region, farmers claim that in addition to uneven rain, they have incurred massive losses due to a group of "opium-addicted" parrots.
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Ludhiana: 3 arrested with three quintal poppy husk
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Oct 8 (ANI): Ludhiana Special Task Force (STF) has arrested three people and recovered three quintal poppy husk from them.
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Centre approves MoU between India, Turkey on trade in poppy seeds
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Turkey on the trade in poppy seeds to ensure quick and transparent processing for import of poppy seeds from T
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SSB destroy illegal poppy cultivation in naxal strongholds
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 14 (ANI): Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) had launched an offensive against illegal poppy cultivation in the states of Jharkhand and Bihar especially in naxal dominated areas.
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Home-brewed poppy seed tea can be deadly
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], October 10 (ANI): Beware! A home-brewing technique used to extract morphine from unwashed poppy seeds can produce life-threatening effects, warns a new study.
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