The Special Task Force (STF) of Assam Police recovered and seized 11 Tokay Gecko lizards and apprehended three smugglers in Assam's Dibrugarh district on Friday, officials said.
"One official from an enforcement agency who was misusing his position to facilitate the network in connivance with co-accused Ravi has been arrested. The duo was sourcing consignments from across the border, with Ravi linked to foreign-based smugglers," read the police statement.
Punjab Police on Tuesday arrested 71 drug smugglers and recovered 1.8 kg heroin, 4.9 kg opium, 13362 intoxicant capsules/tablets and Rs 9000 drug money from their possession.
The DGP further mentioned that along with two kg of Heroin, one .32 bore pistol, four live cartidges, two empty shells and a motorcycle were recovered from the possession.
Punjab Police on Sunday arrested 72 drug smugglers and recovered 8.8 kg heroin, 500 kg ganja and Rs 99410 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached 4614 in just 30 days, an official statement said.
Tarn Taran Police dismantled a trans-border drug network, arresting two smugglers and recovering 6 kg of heroin. Preliminary investigations indicate Pakistan-based involvement. An FIR under the NDPS Act is registered, and further investigations are underway.
Amritsar Rural Police have arrested seven drug smugglers and seized 4.5 kg of heroin in two major operations. The arrests were made after police acted on reliable intelligence and intercepted the accused, uncovering links to an international drug syndicate.
Shifting the strategy from broad enforcement to precision strikes against big fish as part of the ongoing war against drugs 'Yudh Nashian Virudh' campaign was launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Tuesday.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigations have revealed that accused Mandeep Kaur was in a relationship with a person, who introduced her to Pakistan-based smugglers. Accused Mandeep's ancestral house is located in border village Khalra in Tarn Taran, which is approximately 2
With the war against drugs, "Yudh Nashian Virudh", waged on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate the drug menace from the state, entered its 22nd day, Punjab Police on Saturday arrested 75 drug smugglers and recovered 5.2 kg heroin, 10 kg opium and Rs 2.2 lakhs d
Punjab Police carried out an encounter at Bagiadhi village in Tarn Taran district on Monday evening. Two smugglers were injured in police retaliatory firing.