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Operation Golden Drop: DRI busts airport gold-smuggling racket, seizes ₹4.8 crore haul

Operation Golden Drop: DRI busts airport gold-smuggling racket, seizes <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>4.8 crore haul

Published 55 days ago

2 held with 39kg poppy husk at Ludhiana railway station

The accused police custody in Ludhiana on Wednesday. (HT Photo)

Published 83 days ago

Man held with 10 kg poppy husk

Police apprehended Gurvinder Singh alias Guri, a resident of village Kiratpur in the Pinjore area, from beneath a bridge near the village with the possession of the contraband. (HT File)

Published 84 days ago

18 peddlers arrested in J&K anti-drug crackdown

Police say that the accused have been arrested and booked under relevant sections at respective police stations. (File)

Published 91 days ago

Ludhiana: Cops seize 3,100kg poppy husk after brief gunfight

The seized consignment in Ludhiana on Saturday. (HT Photo)

Published 108 days ago

Over 300 mobile phones seized from Tihar inmates this year

Over 300 mobile phones seized from Tihar inmates this year

Published 254 days ago

Jail warden caught smuggling phone into Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara: Report

The accused warden was intercepted during a security check at the Parappana Agrahara jail in Bengaluru, and confessed to being promised <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>10,000 for the delivery.

Published 261 days ago

Minor among four held for tossing ‘ganja balls’ into Goa jail

Minor, four others caught hurling ‘ganja balls’ into Goa central prison

Published 384 days ago

Ludhiana: Accused turned to opium sale after betting loss, say cops

Initial investigation had revealed that the accused, Santosh had been working at an eatery in Bhogpur near Jalandhar. (HT Photo)

Published 412 days ago

Drug smuggling racket uncovered in Sangrur jail, DSP arrested

Last month, during a surprise check at Sangrur jail, authorities had recovered four smartwatches, nine mobile phones, 50 grams of opium, and other contraband from the inmates. (HT Photo)

Updated 425 days ago

Woman’s drug smuggling bid fails at Ludhiana Central Jail

During a routine security check, jail personnel found transparent packets attached to the soles of the woman’s feet. Upon closer inspection, the packets were discovered to contain 0.2 g of narcotic powder. (iStock)

Published 509 days ago

Over 741 kgs of narcotics drugs destroyed in Jammu

First class executive magistrate, officers of Jamu regional pollution control board, CID, ANTF and other agencies were present. (iStock)

Published 532 days ago

8 mobile phones seized in Ferozepur jail

8 mobile phones seized in Ferozepur jail

Updated 567 days ago

Ganja worth ₹8 crore seized

Ganja worth <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>8 crore seized

Updated 632 days ago

Mohali: 2 booked for attempting to send cannabis through airlines

Indigo airlines’ officials raised an alarm about the situation to the senior airport officials and Mohali police. (HT Photo)

Updated 724 days ago

Fraudsters posing as crime branch officials dupe Ludhiana lawyer of ₹12 lakh

The Ludhiana-based lawyer alleged that the accused threatened to implicate him in a peddling case and demanded <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>12.11 lakh for not registering a case against him (HT File)

Published 761 days ago

Escape from Lucknow airport: 50 days on, 29 smugglers still out of agency’s bounds

While the department has maintained strict secrecy regarding the investigation in the case, the escape of these 29 men was caught on CCTV cameras of the airport.

Updated 783 days ago

Ludhiana: Two men held with 515gm heroin

The accused have been identified as Palwinder Singh alias Pappu, 30, of Akkuwal village in Sidhwan Bet and Sandeep Singh alias Sonu, 22, of Khurdsaidpur village in Sidhwan Bet (HT File)

Published 792 days ago

Delhi court slams cop over contraband case investigation, seeks report from crime branch

HT Image

Published 837 days ago

Massive narcotics haul on vessel near Gujarat coast

The mothership in this case was a small, unmarked fishing boat, no longer than 15 feet, said officials. (HT PHOTO)

Updated 867 days ago

10-year jail for Chandigarh man caught with restricted injections

In court, Chandigarh resident Bhupinder Singh pleaded innocence, claiming he had been falsely implicated. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated 874 days ago

Two held with 2kg opium in Ludhiana

The police also seized a car in which they were smuggling the contraband on Monday. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated 882 days ago

Ludhiana: Authorities ‘don’t want’ to keep errant jail officials among inmates

Both the accused could be sent to Patiala or Malerkotla jail on judicial remand, officials said. (HT)

Updated 898 days ago

Arrest of two jail officials: After cue from ‘inside’, jail supdt wrote to police for probe in Ludhiana

Arrest of two jail officials after cue from ‘inside’, jail superintendent wrote to police for probe in Ludhiana. (HT)

Updated 902 days ago

Peddler held in Baramulla, police recover drugs

A police party of Baramulla police station at a checkpoint established at Kralhar Baramulla intercepted one suspicious person and during search, 1.5 kg of poppy straw-like substance was recovered from his possession.

Updated 903 days ago

CRPF inspector among 3 held with 80-kg poppy husk

A case under the NDPS Act has been registered against them (HT photo)

Updated 918 days ago

Ludhiana: Two arrested with 10 gm narcotic, ₹12L drug money

Ludhiana: Two arrested with 10 gm narcotic, <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>12L drug money

Updated 931 days ago

Drone-dropped drugs, pistol, ammo seized from border village in Amritsar

Heroin, pistol, cartridges and other items recovered by the Border Security Force (BSF), in Amritsar. (PTI)

Updated 961 days ago

Most-wanted heroin smuggler arrested under NDPS ACT

Most-wanted heroin smuggler arrested under NDPS ACT

Updated 966 days ago

2 drones, 500 gm drugs seized along IB

The Border Security Force (BSF) recovered two drones and a packet of contraband, suspected to be heroin, weighing about 500gm, in separate operations along the India-Pakistan border in Amritsar and Tarn Taran districts on Wednesday. (HT File)

Updated 972 days ago

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