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Saturday, November 2, 2024
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Topic: Narcotics

BSF shoots down drone from Pakistan in Punjab’s Amritsar, seizes 5.5 kg heroin

This comes a day after the BSF had recovered a Pakistani drone along the international border near Rai village on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.

NCB catches narcotics carrying ‘mothership’ in Indian Ocean, seizes 2,500 kg methamphetamine worth Rs 12,000 cr

Seizure by Narcotics Control Bureau & Indian Navy part of Operation Samudragupta, targeting maritime trafficking of drugs originating from Afghanistan, & is 'largest' in terms of monetary value.

Baker who ‘framed’ Chrisann Pereira in drug case a ‘smooth talker’ who ‘bragged about friends in high places’

Mumbai: Mumbai baker Anthony Paul, accused of framing Sadak 2 actor Chrisann Pereira and four others in suspected drug trafficking and cheating cases, would introduce...

Baker who ‘framed’ Sadak 2 actor on drug charges in Sharjah ‘was told off by her mother, wanted revenge’

Actor Chrisann Pereira was made to travel to Sharjah on the pretext of an audition, police say, adding that accused Anthony Paul concealed opium in a memento she was carrying & tipped-off authorities.

‘Udta Haryana’ in areas bordering Punjab — ‘situation grim’ as drug addiction tightens grip on youth

Last year, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had admitted during a rally at Sirsa's Odhan village that 40 drug deaths had been reported in Sirsa and Fatehabad districts.

DRI seizes drugs worth Rs 245 cr from Haryana, Karnataka in ongoing crackdown on syndicates

Drugs caught were ephedrine and heroin; the anti-smuggling agency has confiscated Rs 19,800 crore of drugs in 2021-22.

No ‘narcotics jihad’, Kerala cops say spike in drugs came after alcohol dried up in lockdown

Inflow & consumption of marijuana & heroin started rising as alcohol became unavailable during lockdown, say senior police officers. Kerala DGP admits drug use spiked, but doesn’t link it to alcohol.

Delhi Police probes possible ‘Taliban-IS link’ to Afghan drug cartel after 354 kg heroin bust

Delhi Police Special Cell has been on the trail of a drug cartel since July 2019. They believe it is run by an Afghan drug lord, and is shipped via Iran's Chabahar port to Mumbai.

Qatar court orders review of Mumbai couple’s conviction for drug trafficking, family sees hope

Mohammad Shareeq and Oniba Qureshi have been in jail since 2019 for trafficking 4.1 kg of hashish. Qatar’s highest court has now ordered the appeal court to review its verdict.

Heroin worth Rs 1,000 cr, mid-sea ops — how NCB unearthed Pakistan, Sri Lanka-based syndicate

NCB arrests 2 Sri Lankan nationals, says the two were controlling mid-sea pick-up and delivery of narcotic drugs from Pakistani and Iranian vessels in Indian waters.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.