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US-India partnership strengthens global fight against fentanyl: Report
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The US DEA dismantled an India-linked online fentanyl network, seizing over 200 domains tied to deadly overdoses. Authorities stressed growing US-India cooperation to stop drug trafficking upstream, as fentanyl remains a major threat despite falling overdose deaths.
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Trump designates fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, directs federal
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) signed an Executive Order officially designating illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemicals as weapons of mass destruction (WMD), escalating the federal government's efforts to combat the drug crisis and target cartels and foreign ne
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NCB flags rising drug smuggling through coastal routes; synthetic drug sei
Updated : 10 months, 1 week 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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Trump tarriffs: China vows countermeasures, to sue US at WTO; Canada, Mexi
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Chinese officials have failed to take the actions necessary to stem the flow of precursor chemicals to known criminal cartels and shut down money laundering by transnational criminal organizations, the White House statement read.
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NCB in joint op with Special Cell, Delhi Police busts international drug t
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
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.
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Mexican authorities seizing packages containing fentanyl from China
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to NTD, the packages mainly contain the precursor chemicals used to make the synthetic opioid. Those that aren't seized could be made into pills and smuggled into the US through the Southern border.
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