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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

Published on Jan 29, 2025 07:52 AM IST
HT Correspondent, 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.

Updated on Dec 25, 2024 08:52 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ferozepur
Ganja worth ₹8 crore seized
The contraband was concealed in boxes containing toys and food items stored in the passenger’s baggage

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.

Updated on Jul 21, 2024 08:02 AM IST
Nikhil Sharma, 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

Published on Jun 13, 2024 10:31 PM IST
HT Correspondent, 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.

Updated on May 23, 2024 07:08 AM IST
Anupam Srivastava, 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

Published on May 13, 2024 10:51 PM IST
HT Correspondent, 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

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

Updated on Feb 29, 2024 06:26 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, 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

Updated on Feb 22, 2024 08:36 AM IST
HT Correspondent, 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

Updated on Feb 14, 2024 05:20 AM IST
HT Correspondent, 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

Updated on Jan 29, 2024 05:14 AM IST
HT Correspondent, 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.

Updated on Jan 25, 2024 05:54 AM IST
Tarsem Singh Deogan, 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.

Updated on Jan 23, 2024 09:56 PM IST
HT Correspondent, 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.

Updated on Jan 08, 2024 10:23 PM IST
HT Correspondent, 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

Updated on Dec 27, 2023 06:00 AM IST
HT Correspondent, 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.

Updated on Nov 27, 2023 08:52 AM IST
HT Correspondent, 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.

Updated on Nov 22, 2023 08:36 AM IST
HT Correspondent, 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.

Updated on Nov 16, 2023 08:24 AM IST
HT Correspondent, 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

Published on Nov 13, 2023 02:41 PM IST
, Amritsar
Asian News InternationalAmritsar: 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.

Updated on Oct 30, 2023 06:46 AM IST
HT Correspondent, 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

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

Updated on Oct 08, 2023 08:52 AM IST
HT Correspondent, 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.

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.

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

Updated on Jun 29, 2023 12:00 AM IST
HT Correspondent, 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

Updated on Jun 22, 2023 11:46 PM IST
HT Correspondent, 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.

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

Updated on May 11, 2023 11:36 PM IST
HT Correspondent, 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

Updated on May 03, 2023 11:30 PM IST
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