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50%+ surge in narcotics cases filed as crackdown intensifies

The number of drug cases registered by law enforcement agencies across India rose by nearly 53% in 2025 over the previous year

Updated 16 days ago

Amit Shah unveils 3-year plan to end drug trade

Union home minister Amit Shah said the government has set a target of making India drug-free by 2047

Updated 16 days ago

Centre to unveil 3-yr anti-narcotics plan on Friday

Centre to unveil 3-yr anti-narcotics plan on Friday

Published 18 days ago

Water, BBMB issues take centre stage at NZC standing committee meet

Himachal Pradesh chief secretary KK Pant with other officials during the NZC standing committee meeting in Shimla on Friday. (HT Photo)

Published 23 days ago

NCB asks entities handling chemical used to make mephedrone to register

The NCB requested firms and entities to submit registration applications until August 7. (X)

Updated 27 days ago

Silk saree labels, fake consignees: Assam-UP cannabis network using courier cargo route busted; 1 held

The accused identified as Prem Chandra Maurya, a resident of Azamgarh district, was arrested on Saturday. (For representation)

Published 28 days ago

Govt prepares 3-yr anti-narcotics plan, new verticals set up in federal agencies

Confiscated narcotic drugs.

Published 40 days ago

Himachal cadre officer Garg to continue as NCB chief till July 2027: Centre

Anurag Garg (HT File)

Published 51 days ago

NCB seizes ganja worth ₹3cr hidden under grocery cargo in Gondia; 2 held

NCB seizes ganja worth <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>3cr hidden under grocery cargo in Gondia; 2 held

Published 51 days ago

Mumbai synthetic drug racket: NCB secures conviction of five, attaches ₹6.5 cr worth assets

Mumbai synthetic drug racket: NCB secures conviction of five, attaches <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>6.5 cr worth assets

Published 52 days ago

Dehradun factory under scanner for 'jihadi drug' Captagon not registered: Uttarakhand FDA

Dehradun factory under scanner for 'jihadi drug' Captagon not registered: Uttarakhand FDA

Published 55 days ago

NCB busts Dehradun lab making banned ‘jihadi drug’ Captagon

NCB, under Operation RAGEPILL, has successfully unearthed an international drug syndicate involved in the trafficking of Captagon, leading to the seizure of approximately 227.7 Kgs of Captagon tablets/powder and the arrest of one overstaying Syrian national, who is a member of the syndicate, on Saturday.

Updated 56 days ago

Key Myanmar-based trafficker arrested in NCB crackdown on cross-border drug syndicate

Key Myanmar-based trafficker arrested in NCB crackdown on cross-border drug syndicate

Published 57 days ago

Seized first time in India, why Captagon is called ‘Jihadi drug’ | Explained

Iraq, which borders Syria, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait, is a transit country for drug smuggling and has become a major corridor for the drug trade in recent years, particularly for Captagon and crystal meth.

Updated 58 days ago

Crime branch moves special NDPS court seeking Salim Dola’s custody

New Delhi, Apr 28 (ANI): Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officials take custody of wanted drug trafficker Mohammed Salim Dola at IGI Airport, Dola was brought back from Turkey under 'Operation Global-Hunt' and is set to be presented before a local court later today, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI Video Grab) (ANI Video Grab)

Published 68 days ago

Wankhede terms NCB notices ‘witch hunt’, alleges leaks and vendetta in HC affidavit

Wankhede terms NCB notices ‘witch hunt’, alleges leaks and vendetta in HC affidavit

Published 72 days ago

SAFEMA Authority upholds NCB order freezing assets worth ₹3.48cr of Dawood-linked city drug trafficker

SAFEMA Authority upholds NCB order freezing assets worth <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>3.48cr of Dawood-linked city drug trafficker

Published 72 days ago

349-kg cocaine worth ₹1,745 crore seized in Mumbai, 1 arrested

NCB’s preliminary investigation revealed that the cocaine had been concealed inside the cavity of a machine tool that had been imported into India.

Updated 72 days ago

Major narcotics ring busted, cocaine worth ₹1,745 cr seized by NCB in Mumbai: Amit Shah

Major narcotics ring busted, cocaine worth <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1,745 cr seized by NCB in Mumbai: Amit Shah

Published 73 days ago

Salim Dola supplied 40-kg MD every month to arrested accused: NCB tells court

Mumbai, India - April 30, 2026: NCB officials escort Dawood Ibrahim’s close aide Salim Dola for medical at NCB office in Ballard Estate in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times) (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)

Published 73 days ago

Dawood aide, drug trafficker Salim Dola remanded in NCB custody till May 8

Mohammad Salim Dola, centre, a close aide of gangster Dawood Ibrahim and a notorious drug trafficker, at the NCB office. (PTI photo)

Updated 74 days ago

Middle-class roots, underworld rise, then India deportation: Who is Salim Dola?

Salim Dola, a key drug kingpin and close aide of gangster Dawood Ibrahim, was deported to India on Tuesday.

Published 76 days ago

NCB’s Operation WIPE against online network of illegal drugs trade

The operation was launched against the backdrop of a major crackdown carried out in July 2025 under Operation MED-MAX

Updated 77 days ago

NDPS court unfreezes bank accounts of Rhea Chakraborty, family

NDPS court unfreezes bank accounts of Rhea Chakraborty, family

Published 78 days ago

BSF jawan’s death in NCB custody: Autopsy reveals 34 injuries on body

The report, accessed by HT, detailed that 25 injuries occurred in two to four days before death, while the remaining nine in 18 to 24 hours, when the deceased was in NCB custody. (iStock)

Published 80 days ago

NCB issues advisory for Indians travelling to Maldives over strict anti-drug laws

Indian travellers to Maldives warned by NCB over strict anti-drug laws, rising smuggling cases, and severe penalties for possession and trafficking (Shutterstock)

Published 80 days ago

HC raps NCB over notices to Wankhede without any probe

HC raps NCB over notices to Wankhede without any probe

Published 82 days ago

210 kg cannabis worth ₹20 crore seized; NCB nabs 4 in inter-state drug racket

210 kg cannabis worth <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>20 crore seized; NCB nabs 4 in inter-state drug racket

Published 91 days ago

Cannabis worth ₹3 crore seized in Aurangabad, one arrested

Representative image (HT File)

Published 95 days ago

Kashmir: PDP seeks CBI probe into BSF man’s ‘death in NCB custody’

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti

Published 105 days ago

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