J-K police recovers 222 kg poppy straw in Udhampur district

During the preliminary inquiry, the accused identified himself as Mohd Baber, a resident of Champa village in Ramban...

J-K police arrest narco-smuggler, seize 16.3 kg poppy straw

The discovery of the smuggled contraband came to light during a routine check of police team from Police Station...

J-K Police seize 240 kgs of poppy straw in Udhampur, two held

"Police intercepted the vehicle at Jakhani Check Naka and during the search, 240 Kg of Poppy Straw was recovered,"...

Annual licensing policy announced for opium poppy cultivation for

"As per the general conditions enshrined in the policy, nearly 1.12 lakh farmers in these three states are...

Significant rise in Afghanistan’s methamphetamine trade: UN

Despite the Taliban's claims to curb heroin trafficking, according to a United Nations report, methamphetamine...

Telangana: Police bust interstate drug syndicate in Hyderabad

"Police seized the following items from his possession: Contraband Narcotic Substance (Poppy Straw Drug) - 2.2 kg;...

Udhampur police destroy 771 kgs, 934 grams of poppy straw

The District Drug destruction committee headed by SSP Udhampur Vinod Kumar and comprising of Anwar Ul Haq Addl. SP...

Assam Rifles, Customs seize poppy seeds, illegal areca nuts

According to officials, the joint operations were carried out by a combined team of Company Operating Base (COB)...

J-K: Huge quantity of poppy straw seized in Budgam

According to a spokesperson, the ANTF had received a tip-off that a drug peddler identified as one Tariq Ahmed Malla...

Police destroys poppy on 40,000 acres of land in Afghanistan

Poppy has been eradicated from around 40,000 acres of land in the Badakhshan province in the last three months,...

Afghanistan accounts for 80 pc of illicit opium globally: UN

In a separate report, UNODC said that Afghanistan is home to an estimated 3.5 million drug users, which account for...

Afghanistan: 4 farmers killed, 5 injured over poppy field dispute

At least four farmers have died, and five others have been injured in a dispute over the poppy field destruction in...