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Who is Jaffer Sadiq, ex-DMK member caught in global drugs trafficking case?
The NIA alleged that Jaffer Sadiq is the kingpin of the India-Australia-New Zealand drug trafficking network.
Published on Mar 09, 2024 05:15 PM IST
Afternoon brief: TN producer arrested in drug trafficking case; more news
A shortlist of the biggest headlines, recommended stories, and a special collection of news items you should check out.
Published on Mar 09, 2024 01:48 PM IST
TN politician, film producer kingpin of drug racket: Investigators
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Saturday last said that the cartel was busted on February 15 after a four-month-long joint probe with the Delhi Police
Published on Feb 27, 2024 11:28 AM IST
Ludhiana: NCB seizes valuables worth ₹36L from drug smuggler’s associate
NCB seizes valuables worth ₹36 lakh from the house of Surinder Kalra, wanted in an international drug syndicate run by drug lord Akshay Chhabra. Kalra and his son are also facing charges of operating a hawala racket. Chhabra has escaped to Dubai.
Updated on Feb 06, 2024 05:08 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
NCB seizes 6.94 kg of illegal khat leaves worth ₹40 lakh
Khat has been gaining demand in local drug circuits, leading to its supply at a high price in illicit drug markets. The seized parcels, containing 2.98 kg and 3.96 kg of Khat leaves, were intercepted at the Foreign Post Office (FPO) in Mumbai
Updated on Dec 04, 2023 06:04 AM IST
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
Wankhede cites CAT order in support of his petition to quash case
Former Mumbai zonal director of NCB, Sameer Wankhede, submitted an affidavit in Bombay High Court supporting his petition to quash the FIR filed against him by CBI. Wankhede cited a CAT order stating that the FIR is based on an allegedly unsustainable report by the NCB's Special Enquiry Team. The CBI FIR accuses Wankhede of demanding a bribe from actor Shah Rukh Khan. Wankhede's affidavit argues that the case against him is an abuse of the process of law and should be quashed.
Updated on Sep 06, 2023 01:05 AM IST
NCB to not challenge bail granted to Rhea Chakraborty in drugs case
Rhea Chakraborty was granted bail in cases registered against her in connection with drugs-related probe linked to Sushant Singh Rajput's death.
Published on Jul 19, 2023 07:12 AM IST
ANI |
Gkp court awards 15 years of RI to four drug peddlers
“Other than pronouncing 15 years of rigorous imprisonment to all four people, the court also slapped a penalty of ₹1.5 lakh on them,” said an NCB official.
Updated on Jul 01, 2023 12:53 AM IST
Cordellia drugs case: CBI court denies interim protection to Sanville D’souza
Sanville D'souza, accused of attempting to broker a deal between then Narcotics Control Bureau officials and actor Shah Rukh Khan, has been denied interim protection by a special Central Bureau of Investigation court. D'souza claims he was tortured and illegally detained by the NCB's special enquiry team to get his confession. The court will pass its order on his plea for anticipatory bail on Wednesday. The CBI opposed the plea, saying D'souza had failed to attend its probe and had not given any reasonable grounds that he had been falsely implicated.
Updated on Jun 10, 2023 12:55 AM IST
Charul Shah, Mumbai
15,000 LSD blots seized, 6 arrested as NCB busts darknet-based drug network
Initial investigation has revealed that the LSD blots and imported marijuana were sourced from the United States, Poland and the Netherlands.
Updated on Jun 07, 2023 04:52 AM IST
Cordelia drugs case: NCB says sanction for probe granted within stipulated time
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) was countering Wankhede’s claim that the sanction to probe the allegations were belated.
Updated on May 31, 2023 12:48 AM IST
Abhishek Sharan
'What Nawab Malik said': Sharad Pawar on allegations against Sameer Wankhede
Nawab Malik was harassed for speaking the truth but what he said about Sameer Wankhede stands true, Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar said.
Published on May 23, 2023 12:50 PM IST
HC extends Sameer Wankhede’s interim protection till June 8, restrains him from speaking to media
Mumbai The Bombay high court on Monday extended till June 8 the interim protection from coercive action granted to Sameer Wankhede, NCB’s former Mumbai zonal director, in connection with a corruption case in which he is accused of demanding ₹25 crore from actor Shah Rukh Khan for letting off his son Aryan in the 2021 Cordelia cruise drug bust case
Updated on May 23, 2023 01:06 AM IST
K A Y Dodhiya
Ajaz Khan says Sameer Wankhede deserves what's happening to him: It’s all karma
In an exclusive chat, for the first time actor-reality show alum Ajaz Khan talks about his imprisonment and denies charges against him. Read the interview.
Updated on May 22, 2023 10:01 AM IST
Vinay MR Mishra
Siddaramaiah to Sameer Wankhede: Top 5 newsmakers of the week
Here is the list of the top newsmakers this week.
Published on May 21, 2023 01:53 PM IST
CBI questions Sameer Wankhede in bribery case linked to Aryan Khan
The IRS officer arrived at the CBI office in Mumbai's Bandra-Kurla Complex around 10.20am on Saturday, and said, “Satyamev Jayate” (Truth alone triumphs).
Updated on May 21, 2023 04:05 AM IST
Abhishek Sharan
Bombay HC asks CBI not to take ‘coercive action’ against Wankhede till Monday
The central agency had accused Wankhede of allegedly demanding ₹25 crore from superstar Shah Rukh Khan for not implicating his son Aryan in the drug case.
Updated on May 19, 2023 06:35 PM IST
Cordelia drugs bust case: NCB let off 17 including drug peddler, says CBI
Of the 27 people rounded up during a raid on Goa-bound Cordelia cruise ship on October 2, 2021, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) chose to put 10 names in its first information note, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has said in its FIR registered on May 11
Updated on May 16, 2023 12:57 AM IST
Abhishek Sharan, Mumbai
Sameer Wankhede's wife dismisses bribery charges, calls them ‘mere allegations’
Reacting to the allegations against him, Wankhede said earlier, “I am getting rewarded for being a patriot."
Updated on May 15, 2023 05:47 PM IST
Sameer Wankhede of Aryan Khan case says he's being ‘rewarded’ for being patriot
Sameer Wankhede allegedly demanded ₹25 crore bribe fo not framing charges against Aryan Khan in the drugs case. NCB later gave Aryan Khan a clean chit.
Published on May 14, 2023 09:17 AM IST
In biggest drug bust, NCB, Indian Navy seize 2,500 kg drugs worth ₹12,000 crore
A Pakistani national was detained in connection with the drug bust after the vessel was intercepted in Indian waters in the Indian Ocean, NCB said in a statement
Updated on May 13, 2023 10:38 PM IST
Aryan Khan drugs case: CBI books ex-NCB officer Sameer Wankhede, four others, for corruption
The men were accused of conspiring to extort ₹25 crore from the family of one of those in the drugs case in lieu of not booking him, and subsequently obtaining a bribe of ₹50 lakh from them, CBI officials said. The agency invoked relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act in the case
Updated on May 13, 2023 12:42 AM IST
Abhishek Sharan
Wankhede booked by CBI for seeking bribe from SRK in Aryan Khan case
The accused have been charged under multiple sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act as well as criminal conspiracy and extortion by threatening under the Indian Penal Code.
Updated on May 13, 2023 12:21 AM IST
Neeraj Chauhan, New Delhi
Sameer Wankhede alleges caste discrimination by officer who investigated him
In his complaint, Wankhede, former zonal director of the NCB, alleged that Singh harassed and humiliated him for his caste while he was conducting the internal inquiry in the way Wankhede and the NCB had handled the Cordelia drugs bust last year.
Updated on Oct 20, 2022 08:27 AM IST
Manish K Pathak
Aryan Khan case: Probe flags irregularities by Wankhede’s team
Deputy director general Gyaneshwar Singh, chief vigilance officer of the bureau, said a 3,000-page internal vigilance report has been submitted to NCB director general Satya Narayan Pradhan.
Updated on Oct 19, 2022 04:02 AM IST
Manish K Pathak
NIDAAN: First portal on arrested narco offenders by NCB to aid various agencies
The NIDAAN platform sources its data from the ICJS (inter-operable criminal justice system) and the e-Prisons (a cloud-based application) repository and it is planned to integrate it in the future with the crime and criminal tracking network system or CCTNS, said a senior officer.
Published on Aug 17, 2022 04:23 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Yagya Sharma
Evening brief: Maharashtra's two-member govt completes a month
Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.
Published on Jul 30, 2022 05:07 PM IST
Watch: NCB burns 30,000 kg of drugs in Amit Shah's virtual presence
On June 1, the NCB launched a drug disposal campaign in response to an appeal from Prime Minister Narender Modi as part of 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' celebrations.
Published on Jul 30, 2022 04:52 PM IST
Written by Kanishka Singharia | Edited by Sohini Goswami
NCB charges Rhea Chakraborty in drugs case linked to Sushant Singh Rajput
The agency has sought to charge all 35 accused in the case, including Rhea and her brother Showik. If convicted, the actor faces anywhere between 10 and 20 years in jail.
Published on Jul 14, 2022 04:35 AM IST