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Over 741 kgs of narcotics drugs destroyed in Jammu

As part of special fortnight drive for disposal of seized narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, a high-level drug disposal committee and zonal level drug disposal committee destroyed huge quantity of contraband including, heroin ,charas, ganja and poppy straw seized by Udhampur district police, Rajouri district police and Anti Narcotics Task Force, Jammu, said an official

First class executive magistrate, officers of Jamu regional pollution control board, CID, ANTF and other agencies were present. (iStock)
Published on Jan 29, 2025 07:52 AM IST
By, Jammu

8 mobile phones seized in Ferozepur jail

According to insiders, packets containing mobile phones and intoxicants are frequently hurled into the premises, exploiting security gaps.

8 mobile phones seized in Ferozepur jail
Updated on Dec 25, 2024 08:52 AM IST
By, Ferozepur

Ganja worth 8 crore seized

The contraband was concealed in boxes containing toys and food items stored in the passenger’s baggage

Ganja worth <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>8 crore seized
Updated on Oct 21, 2024 08:04 AM IST

Mohali: 2 booked for attempting to send cannabis through airlines

Indigo airlines’ screening security seized 276gm cannabis from the parcel after an agent of a courier company brought the package for sending it to Gujarat.

Indigo airlines’ officials raised an alarm about the situation to the senior airport officials and Mohali police. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 21, 2024 08:02 AM IST
By, Mohali

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

The Sadar police lodged a first-information report (FIR) against unidentified accused following the complaint of Guramitash Singh, a resident of Basant Avenue in Dugri in Ludhiana

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 on Jun 13, 2024 10:31 PM IST
By, Ludhiana

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

Amid numerous suspicions, what officials know for certain is that while 28 of them hail from Rampur’s Tanda village, one smuggler is from Uttarakhand, and all of them know each other well.

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 on May 23, 2024 07:08 AM IST
By, Lucknow

Ludhiana: Two men held with 515gm heroin

Sub-inspector Makhan Singh, in-charge STF Ludhiana Range, said that they received information that the accused are travelling in a Maruti Suzuki Celerio car from Sidhwan Bet to Moti Nagar side to deliver the consignment

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 on May 13, 2024 10:51 PM IST
By, Ludhiana

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

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

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Published on Mar 29, 2024 11:40 PM IST
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Massive narcotics haul on vessel near Gujarat coast

Most of the southeast Asian drug trade flows through the so-called golden triangle, making the Indian waters a lucrative corridor to smuggle contraband to other regions in the neighbourhood

The mothership in this case was a small, unmarked fishing boat, no longer than 15 feet, said officials. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Feb 29, 2024 06:26 AM IST
By, New Delhi

10-year jail for Chandigarh man caught with restricted injections

The court of additional district and sessions judge Hargunjit Kaur convicted Bhupinder Singh under Section 22 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and imposed a fine of ₹1 lakh on the Chandigarh resident

In court, Chandigarh resident Bhupinder Singh pleaded innocence, claiming he had been falsely implicated. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Updated on Feb 22, 2024 08:36 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

Two held with 2kg opium in Ludhiana

The accused have been identified as Amarjit Singh alias Jeeta of Muradpur in Moga and Sharad Patidar of Mandsor in Madhya Pradesh

The police also seized a car in which they were smuggling the contraband on Monday. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Updated on Feb 14, 2024 05:20 AM IST
By, Ludhiana

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

Assistant jail superintendent Gagandeep Sharma and Satnam Singh along with two inmates Mukhtiar Singh and Vijay Kumar were produced before the court of duty magistrate

Both the accused could be sent to Patiala or Malerkotla jail on judicial remand, officials said. (HT)
Updated on Jan 29, 2024 05:14 AM IST
By, Ludhiana

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

Nandgarh said that in 2023, over 1000 mobile phones were recovered from the jail, which was a serious issue. He had written to commissioner of police Kuldeep Singh Chahal for further probe to find backward linkages of how inmates were able to access the phones and drugs inside the jail.

Arrest of two jail officials after cue from ‘inside’, jail superintendent wrote to police for probe in Ludhiana. (HT)
Updated on Jan 25, 2024 05:54 AM IST
By, Ludhiana

Peddler held in Baramulla, police recover drugs

The police said continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, a drug peddler was arrested in Baramulla and recovered contraband substance from his possession.

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 on Jan 23, 2024 09:56 PM IST
By, Srinagar

CRPF inspector among 3 held with 80-kg poppy husk

The accused have been identified as Bhugan Ram, Suraj Singh and inspector Siya Ram, all residents of Rajasthan. They were produced before a local court in Sirsa on Monday, which sent them to one-day police remand.

A case under the NDPS Act has been registered against them (HT photo)
Updated on Jan 08, 2024 10:23 PM IST
By, Rohtak

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

ASI Satpal Singh, who is investigating the case, said that the police team had set up a checkpoint in Naularhi village in Samrala. While conducting checking of vehicles, the team stopped a Maruti Brezza car for checking. When frisked, the team recovered 10 gm narcotic powder and ₹12.30 lakh drug money from the vehicle

Ludhiana: Two arrested with 10 gm narcotic, <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>12L drug money
Updated on Dec 27, 2023 06:00 AM IST
By, Ludhiana

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

The search had been launched after the troops heard a buzzing sound, suspected to be of a drone sent from across the border, in the area. The drone is suspected to have retreated after delivering the package.

Heroin, pistol, cartridges and other items recovered by the Border Security Force (BSF), in Amritsar. (PTI)
Updated on Nov 27, 2023 08:52 AM IST
By, Amritsar

Most-wanted heroin smuggler arrested under NDPS ACT

He is involved in involved in four cases of supplying of the contraband and attacks on police, officials said.

Most-wanted heroin smuggler arrested under NDPS ACT
Updated on Nov 22, 2023 08:36 AM IST
By, Jammu

2 drones, 500 gm drugs seized along IB

The first incident took place around 8am when BSF personnel patrolling near Roranwala Khurd village in Amritsar found a drone and a packet of narcotics, suspected to be heroin, wrapped in yellow adhesive tape, in a field near the international border. The recovered drone is a Quadcopter, DJI Mavic 3 Classic, made in China,” said a BSF spokesperson.

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 on Nov 16, 2023 08:24 AM IST
By, Amritsar

BSF nabs two smugglers, seizes contraband drugs in Amritsar

The contraband is suspected to have been airdropped by a drone from across the border; during the search, BSF troops recovered a packet of contraband, suspected to be heroin, wrapped with yellow adhesive tape with a metallic ring attached and 1 packet wrapped with black adhesive tape with an LED attached to it

The China-made quadcopter drone recovered from the Bharopal village of Amritsar on Sunday. (Source: X/ @PunjabPoliceInd)
Published on Nov 13, 2023 02:41 PM IST
ByAsian News International, Amritsar

Amritsar: Two drones recovered near Pakistan border

he recovered drone is a Quadcopter (Model - DJI Mavic 3 Classic, made in China)”, he added in a press release issued here.

BSF and Punjab Police, in a joint operation, recovered a drone and contraband on the outskirts of Bhaini village in Amritsar district.
Updated on Oct 30, 2023 06:46 AM IST
By, Amritsar

250-cr drugs seized in Sambhaji Nagar; 2 held

In a joint operation, the DRI and the Ahmedabad Crime Branch seized contraband including 23 kilograms of cocaine and 2.9 kilograms of mephedrone from several locations in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, on Friday

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Updated on Oct 23, 2023 08:10 AM IST

Charas recovered from jail inmate was handed to him by cop: Chandigarh Police

On September 26, Chandigarh Police had booked an inmate of Model Jail, Ajit Singh, 31, of Vikaspuri, New Delhi, under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act after recovering 14 gm cannabis from his possession

According to Chandigarh Police, Ajit was produced before a local court and after being brought back to the jail, the contraband was recovered from his possession during checking. (Getty Images)
Updated on Oct 08, 2023 08:52 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

NCB seizes 1.8 kg of Alprazolam and 9,696 bottles of cough syrup

The Mumbai zonal unit of the NCB has seized contraband, including drugs and illicitly-diverted medicines, and arrested four people in multiple operations. The seized drugs include 1.84 kg of Alprazolam and 9,696 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup. The NCB has disrupted several drug trafficking networks with international and interstate linkages.

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Updated on Oct 04, 2023 09:12 AM IST

Contraband worth 24 crore seized from passenger at Nagpur airport

The seizure of such a significant quantity of the amphetamine-type substance from a small airport like the one in Nagpur indicates that newer places and methods are being adopted by narcotics trafficking syndicates involved in this illegal activity, said a DRI source.

Contraband worth <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>24 crore seized from passenger at Nagpur airport
Updated on Aug 23, 2023 12:49 AM IST

China-made drone seized at international border in Tarn Taran

The drone had crossed the international border during the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday

Police and BSF officials with the drone seized in Tarn Taran on Wednesday.
Updated on Jun 29, 2023 12:00 AM IST
By, Tarn Taran

21 prisoners at Delhi’s Tihar jail injure themselves to stop searches

Jail officials said the incident occurred on Wednesday evening at the same jail where gangster Tillu Tajpuria was stabbed to death

The statement said the injured inmates were treated for their self-inflicted injuries at the jail dispensary, and four among them were referred to Deen Dayal Upadhyay hospital because they had sustained deep cuts. (PTI Photo)
Updated on Jun 22, 2023 11:46 PM IST
By, New Delhi

Liquid cocaine: A new technique for smuggling drugs in India? Here's how

On Thursday, a Kenyan woman was arrested at Delhi airport for smuggling cocaine dissolved in whiskey bottles she was carrying. And this is not only incident.

DRI arrested a Nigerian man with liquid cocaine in whiskey bottles worth <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>20 crore in November last year.
Published on Jun 17, 2023 12:39 PM IST

Ludhiana jailbreak: Police increase vigil outside jail, observation home

Following the request, police have increased security outside the jail complex and observation home at Shimlapuri

On May 6, two inmates lodged at observation had managed to escape by scaling a compound wall. (HT File Photo)
Updated on May 11, 2023 11:36 PM IST
By, Ludhiana

Pune Anti-Narcotics Cell recovers drugs worth 4.58 cr in 4 months

According to the official data released, ganja has topped the list of the most bought drug within Pune city since 2022

The Pune city police’s anti-narcotics unit detained 114 suspects in connection with 87 drug-related cases from January – April 2023. (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)
Updated on May 03, 2023 11:30 PM IST
ByShiva Joshi
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