contraband news

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

Published on May 21, 2026 03:54 am IST

2 foreigners among 23 held in Mira Road, drugs worth ₹1.40cr seized

The special drive was carried out separately by two teams of police and crime branch in Zone 1 from April 20 to April 26. (HT)

mumbai news

Published on May 01, 2026 03:16 am IST

2 held with 39kg poppy husk at Ludhiana railway station

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

chandigarh news

Published on Apr 23, 2026 07:26 am IST

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)

chandigarh news

Published on Apr 22, 2026 07:06 am IST

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)

chandigarh news

Published on Apr 15, 2026 05:56 am IST

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

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

chandigarh news

Published on Mar 29, 2026 06:14 am IST

Ludhiana: 12kg opium seized from courier parcels bound for US, Canada

The seized opium in Ludhiana on Sunday. (HT Photo)

chandigarh news

Published on Feb 02, 2026 03:44 am IST

Over 300 mobile phones seized from Tihar inmates this year

delhi news

Published on Nov 03, 2025 09:23 am IST

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 ₹10,000 for the delivery.

bengaluru news

Published on Oct 26, 2025 04:54 pm IST

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 on Jun 26, 2025 01:17 pm IST

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)

chandigarh news

Published on May 29, 2025 06:02 am IST

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)

chandigarh news

Updated on May 15, 2025 04:17 pm IST

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)

chandigarh news

Published on Feb 21, 2025 05:22 am IST

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)

chandigarh news

Published on Jan 29, 2025 07:52 am IST

8 mobile phones seized in Ferozepur jail

chandigarh news

Updated on Dec 25, 2024 08:52 am IST

Ganja worth ₹8 crore seized

mumbai news

Updated on Oct 21, 2024 08:04 am IST

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)

chandigarh news

Updated on Jul 21, 2024 08:02 am IST

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 ₹12.11 lakh for not registering a case against him (HT File)

chandigarh news

Published on Jun 13, 2024 10:31 pm IST

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.

lucknow news

Updated on May 23, 2024 07:08 am IST

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)

chandigarh news

Published on May 13, 2024 10:51 pm IST

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

HT Image

india news

Published on Mar 29, 2024 11:40 pm IST

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 on Feb 29, 2024 06:26 am IST

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)

chandigarh news

Updated on Feb 22, 2024 08:36 am IST

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)

chandigarh news

Updated on Feb 14, 2024 05:20 am IST

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)

chandigarh news

Updated on Jan 29, 2024 05:14 am IST

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)

chandigarh news

Updated on Jan 25, 2024 05:54 am IST

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.

chandigarh news

Updated on Jan 23, 2024 09:56 pm IST