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TopicMundra Port

Topic: Mundra Port

1500-kg heroin, drug money in liquor & clubs — the ‘basket’ case that won NCB special ops medal

Labyrinthine investigation that began last year helped bust ‘international narco-gangster criminal nexus’ fuelling heroin smuggling. Investigation continues as loose ends remain.

NIA questions Delhi businessman in Mundra drug haul case, raids locations in four states

Investigations had revealed that some drug consignments shipped to Mundra in the past had reached godowns owned by him; five Afghans and five Indians arrested so far

Mundra Port drug haul: NIA raids multiple locations including private club in Delhi’s Samrat

Probing seizure of 3,000 kg of heroin from Gujarat's Mundra Port last September, NIA has filed a chargesheet and made 10 arrests in connection with the case.

Gujarat ATS seizes heroin worth Rs 376.5 crore near Mundra port after tip-off from Punjab Police

The contraband, hidden inside fabric rolls, was sent from the UAE and meant to be transported to Punjab, Gujarat DGP Ashish Bhatia said.

White residue, ‘Talc’ WhatsApp group, hawala — how Rs 21,000-cr Mundra drug bust was ‘cracked’

NIA chargesheet, accessed by ThePrint, tells the story of an audacious heroin racket with links from Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan, to Punjab, UP, Tamil Nadu.

Adani Ports won’t handle cargo from Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan after Mundra drug haul

Company says it’ll stop import and export of containers to and from these 3 countries from 15 November. Last month, heroin worth Rs 21,000 crore was seized at Mundra port.

DRI arrests 8 including 5 foreign nationals in 3,000kg heroin seizure case at Mundra port

The drug haul is considered to be one of the biggest in the world with the value of the seized heroin estimated to be Rs 21,000 crore in the international markets.

Cracks in the Narendra Modi model of development are visible in Mundra

The development that Modiji keeps harping on is all here, but has somehow skipped our village, say voters in Mundra

On Camera

Buying Russian oil, misreading Trump—3 points will define India’s next energy strategy

India should have secured greater savings by pressing Russia for prices nearer the cap while sustaining high volumes. This would have preserved strategic autonomy and served economic logic.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of dodgy & undue influence

One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.