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    Contraband News

    Passenger returning from Bangkok held with hydroponic weed at Delhi's IGI Airport

    The passenger was arriving at the IGI Airport from Bangkok via Kuala Lumpur when he was apprehended by Customs officers.
    Cities
    Published 15 days ago

    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
    Cities
    Published 159 days ago

    2 held with 39kg poppy husk at Ludhiana railway station

    The accused police custody in Ludhiana on Wednesday. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 187 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)
    Cities
    Published 188 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)
    Cities
    Published 195 days ago

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

    The seized consignment in Ludhiana on Saturday. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 212 days ago

    Over 300 mobile phones seized from Tihar inmates this year

    Over 300 mobile phones seized from Tihar inmates this year
    Cities
    Published 358 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.
    Cities
    Published 366 days ago

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

    Minor, four others caught hurling ‘ganja balls’ into Goa central prison
    India News
    Published 488 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)
    Cities
    Published 516 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)
    Cities
    Updated 530 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)
    Cities
    Published 613 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)
    Cities
    Published 636 days ago

    8 mobile phones seized in Ferozepur jail

    8 mobile phones seized in Ferozepur jail
    Cities
    Updated 671 days ago

    Ganja worth ₹8 crore seized

    Ganja worth <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>8 crore seized
    Cities
    Updated 736 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)
    Cities
    Updated 828 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)
    Cities
    Published 866 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.
    Cities
    Updated 887 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)
    Cities
    Published 897 days ago

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

    HT Image
    India News
    Published 942 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)
    India News
    Updated 971 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)
    Cities
    Updated 978 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)
    Cities
    Updated 986 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)
    Cities
    Updated 1002 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)
    Cities
    Updated 1006 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.
    Cities
    Updated 1008 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)
    Cities
    Updated 1023 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
    Cities
    Updated 1035 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)
    Cities
    Updated 1065 days ago

    Most-wanted heroin smuggler arrested under NDPS ACT

    Most-wanted heroin smuggler arrested under NDPS ACT
    Cities
    Updated 1070 days ago
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