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Indian-origin man arrested by Canada border agency for ‘trafficking’ 187 kg of cocaine worth $23.3 mn

Accused identified as Karamveer Singh from Brampton, Ontario. This comes on the heels of the Canadian Police in Ontario arresting 6 men of Indian origin on similar charges.

1,200 kg cocaine, shell companies & a Dubai kingpin—Delhi Police charge sheet in Rs 13,000-cr drug bust

Ex-leader of Congress Tushar Goyal among 14 accused arrested by the Delhi Police Special Cell in this case last year. The other 5 are absconding.

At heart of Rs 13,000-cr drug bust, 2 brothers from a 1,100-yr-old Delhi village & ‘extravagant’ lifestyle

Younger Baisoya brother, Ravinder, was arrested in December in connection with the drug seizure, Delhi's biggest yet. His elder brother and suspected mastermind, Virender, is absconding.

Gujarat-based company at the centre of Rs 13,000 cr drug bust. Over 1,200 kg of cocaine seized so far

Delhi & Gujarat police seized 518 kg of cocaine in a raid on the company Sunday. A series of raids have been conducted in October based on intelligence inputs & probe over past 3 months.

Dubai-based man, key suspect in Delhi cocaine bust case, linked to ‘biggest-ever’ Meow Meow haul in Feb

The handler, originally from national capital, had fled the country soon after raids were conducted across Pune & Delhi and not returned, ThePrint has learnt.

Ex-naval officer’s son held from Amritsar as cops trace source of 562 kg cocaine busted in Delhi

Delhi Police seized cocaine worth over Rs 2,000 cr from godown in Mahipalpur Extension. Five arrested including Delhi-based businessman who was working with Dubai-based handler.

Over 560 kg cocaine seized. What we know so far about one of Delhi police’s biggest drug busts

Four have been arrested including Delhi-based businessman who owned godown from where cops recovered most of the cocaine, and Mumbai resident who was here to 'collect consignment'.

Cocaine (Teddy) Bear at Delhi’s IGI: CBI intercepts man with drugs worth Rs 30-cr hidden in soft toys

Six kg cocaine was concealed in 2 soft toys in form of 270 capsules. The accused, Ashok Kumar, was travelling from Doha to New Delhi aboard an Indigo Airlines flight, it is learnt.

After crackdown on drug trafficking gangs, Ecuador reels from fresh wave of violence

This highlights challenges ahead for President Noboa, who took power in Nov after pledging to curb violence as drug trafficking gangs increasingly transport cocaine through Ecuador.

Cocaine market booms as meth trafficking spreads beyond established markets, says UN report

Cocaine seizures have grown faster than production, the report said. The upper band of the estimated total supply was higher in the mid-2000s than now.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.