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TopicDrug smuggling

Topic: Drug smuggling

Amritsar Police bust ‘ISI-backed’ arms & drug smuggling network, arrest 5

The police have seized an assault rifle, 6.106 kg of heroin, 90 live cartridges of AK Rifle, 10 live cartridges (9 mm), Rs 7.50 lakh, a car and three mobile phones.

The US-China dispute over fentanyl drug & why Japan is caught in the crossfire

Fentanyl is considered a major driver of the US opioid crisis. US-China conflict stems from allegations that Beijing insufficiently regulates exports of precursor chemicals for fentanyl.

All about Shawn Bhinder, ‘drug lord’ who gave FBI the slip, now in custody of Punjab Police

A team of Tarn Taran police arrested Shawn, a resident of Brampton in Canada and native of Mandiala village in Punjab's Batala, Sunday night. 

Fentanyl precursors labelled as Vit C, shipped to US, then Mexico. Inside US indictment of 2 Surat firms

Raxuter Chemicals & Athos Chemicals have been charged with criminal conspiracy. Part of probe also involved undercover agents posing as buyers, striking a deal with Raxuter founder.

Indian Police probe Elon Musk’s Starlink’s role in $4.25 billion meth seizure at Andaman and Nicobar

The inquiry comes as Starlink nears its India launch, after months of lobbying for satellite spectrum amid opposition from billionaire Mukesh Ambani, who pushed for spectrum auctions.

ED raids multiple TN premises in drug money laundering case against former DMK leader

Jaffer Sadiq was arrested by the NCB last month for his alleged involvement in the smuggling of about 3,500 kg of pseudoephedrine with a street value of more than Rs 2,000 crore.

Indian Navy-NCB seize boat with drugs weighing over 3,000 kg off Gujarat coast

The items seized from the apprehended boat includes 3089 kg of charas, 158 kg of methamphetamine, and 25 kg of morphine.

‘Framed’ in drug case, Sadak 2 actor Chrisann Perreira to come home in ’15-20 days’ after release in Sharjah

Pereira, who was arrested for 'opium possession', is waiting for legal proceedings to conclude. She was allegedly framed by a Mumbai baker, Paul Anthony, in an ‘act of revenge’.   

Meth manufacturing drugs worth Rs 390 cr seized in Mizoram, probe suggests trafficking to Myanmar

Assam Rifles and the Mizoram customs department seized 39,04,000 triprolidine and pseudoephedrine tablets which act as precursors in manufacturing of addictive crystal methamphetamine.

Pakistani drones nearly double at Punjab border –drugs, arms, explosives. BSF ups its counter

As many as 266 drone incidents recorded until November this year. Smugglers from Pakistan use drones mainly to send heroin. BSF trying to deter with patrols & interception units.

On Camera

Bodoland poll loss a wake-up call for Assam BJP. Zubeen’s death puts CM Sarma in a tight spot

Assam CM can’t celebrate that the Congress drew a blank in the Bodoland Territorial Council polls in 2010 as well as 2015, and bagged only one in 2020.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Aerial warfare analyst Tom Cooper faults India’s military PR, says Pakistan does it better

In post on social media, Cooper narrated experience of MiG-21 researcher from Germany who wanted to attend aircraft’s farewell ceremony in India, and the roadblocks he faced. 

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.