Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officers have busted a factory involved in the production and storage of Narcotics at Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, in Maharashtra's Aurangabad, said officials on Sunday.
In Punjab's Kapurthala city, several cases of women involved in the drug trade have come to the fore. With husbands in prison, their wives have stepped into the drug trafficking, continuing the illicit narcotics trade in the city.
Illicit market value of these narcotics drugs and psychotropic substances has been reported to be more than Rs 250 crores which have been seized under the relevant provisions of the NDPS Act, 1985, the DRI said.
Under Operation 'Nanhe Faristey,' RPF has successfully rescued 895 children, including 573 boys and 322 girls, who were in need of care and protection, read the Ministry of Railways press release.
An FIR under the NDPS (Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act has been registered against the duo in the Paonta Sahib Police Station, they said.
According to an official release, the drugs were seized by Hyderabad Customs and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Hyderabad on various counts, which include Narcotic drug 27.9 kg heroin worth 195.37 crores, Mephedrone worth 272.55 crores and Ganja.
Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira on Thursday was detained by Punjab police in connection with the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
In its continued fight against the drug menace, Haryana Police and Haryana State Narcotics Control Bureau (HSNCB) have tightened the noose on drug traffickers by invoking the provisions of the Prevention of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PITNDPS) Act, 1988
Five people including a woman were booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act after recovering seven grams of heroin from their possession in Shimla city, a top police official said on Saturday.
The official added that the accused was wanted in multiple cases of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS)Act, and his two accomplices have already been arrested by the SSOC Amritsar after recovering 14kg of heroin from their possession.
Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday booked a drug peddler at Mendhar in Poonch under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act(PIT NDPS Act).