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Indian Express
27 minutes ago
- Indian Express
Narcotics worth Rs 1.25 crore seized, 15 arrested in six months in Vadodara
In the ongoing crackdown against the drug trade, the Vadodara City police has confiscated narcotics worth Rs 1.25 crore in the last six months, according to a statement. Under the Drug-Free Gujarat campaign, the police have arrested at least 26 accused in 15 cases, lodged in the city. In the statement issued Saturday, the Vadodara Special Operations Group (SOG) said that with the use of human intelligence and technology, the city police has seized significant quantities of opioid based cough syrups, Tramadol and alprazolam tablets, marijuana (ganja), hashish (charas) as well as hybrid ganja, registering the 15 cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act between December 1, 2024 and May 31, 2025. The Vadodara city police said it had seized 283.7 kg of ganja worth Rs 28.30 lakh and 1.23 kilos of hybrid ganja worth Rs 37.02 lakh. The police also seized 7380 bottles of cough syrups worth Rs 16.75 lakh and 1.59 lakh Tramadol capsules worth Rs 15.57 lakh, 3.69 Alpaprazol tablet worth Rs 15.42 lakh as well as 6.09 kilos of MD drugs worth Rs 6.09 lakh have been seized in the crackdown.
Hindustan Times
3 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
Ludhiana: Property of peddler worth ₹24 lakh seized
Continuing their crackdown on drug peddling, the Jamalpur police have seized property worth ₹24.37 lakh belonging to an alleged drug smuggler. The accused has been identified as Nitin Pahwa alias Bunty, a resident of Laxmi Nagar in Haibowal Kalan. According to inspector Balwinder Kaur, station house officer of Jamalpur police station, a case under Sections 21, 61, and 85 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act was registered against Pahwa on November 14, 2017. During the investigation, it was found that he had used proceeds from drug trafficking to purchase property valued at ₹24.37 lakh.
Hindustan Times
9 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
War against drugs ‘major success', drive against narcotics to go on: Punjab DGP
Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav on Saturday said the police's anti-drug drive has achieved 'major success' and that narcotics are no longer easily available in the state. Though the drug menace has not been completely eliminated, the drive to wipe it out will 'continue relentlessly', the police chief told the media here. His statement assumes significance as chief minister Bhagwant Mann had on February 28 set a deadline of three months to make Punjab drug-free. Sharing details of the ongoing anti-drug drive, DGP Yadav said a total of 13,038 people have been arrested and 8,344 FIRs have been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Of the total arrested, he said 1,696 were 'big fish'. He said police seized 586kg heroin, 14,000kg poppy husk, 247kg opium, 253kg ganja, 1.6kg ICE, and 25.70 lakh capsules and tablets during the drive. Of the 1,205 drugs cases in which trial has been completed, conviction was secured in 1,085, which is 90%, the officer added. Yadav said 48 hawala operators were arrested and ₹10.76 crore of hawala money was recovered. Asked whether Punjab has become a drug-free state now, the police chief said, 'In our assessment, we have got a very big success and I feel that it is an example not only in entire India, but in the world also in which a determined and multi-pronged effort has been undertaken to eliminate drugs from the state.' 'We have got a major success in it. We have got maximum control over it as per the feedback from independent channels and intelligence. Our effort is to reach out to people to take them along and also to take our three-pronged strategy -- enforcement de-addiction and prevention -- forward so as to bring drug users into the mainstream,' he said. 'Our focus is clear. We want to eliminate drugs and we have had major success in this. This drive will continue relentlessly,' he added. Asked whether Punjab is now a drug-free state, Yadav said, 'I can say that drug availability in the state has reduced majorly. There are pockets where drugs are available, but (earlier) there was a talk of easy availability (of drugs), there is no such thing now. I cannot say it (drugs) is totally eliminated because it is a cyclical thing, but otherwise major work has been done in this regard.' Last month, Yadav said senior police officers in districts had been directed to cut the drug supply lines by May 31 to make narcotics unavailable in the state. Senior superintendents of police and commissioners will be rewarded for their good work and those whose performance is not up to the mark, their accountability will be fixed, he said.
Indian Express
12 hours ago
- Indian Express
Tripura woman arrested with pistol, live cartridges, drugs
A 25-year-old woman, who possessed pistol and contraband items, was arrested on Friday in North Tripura district. The woman, identified as Mamoni Begum, was nabbed during a raid at the house of her husband, Helal Miah, at Bhagyapur of Dharmanagar. Acting on a tip off, a police team headed by Additional Superintendent of Police Jeremiah Darlong recovered a pistol, four live cartridges and 7,800 yaba tablets worth Rs 20 lakh from Begum's possession. 'We arrested her and a case was registered against her under the Arms Act and the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The police are interrogating the woman to know from where she collected the pistol and for what purpose,' North Tripura District Superintendent of Police Avinash Rai told reporters. Nearly three weeks ago, eight pistols and 16 empty magazines were recovered from an express train in Agartala railway station. The operation was conducted with the joint initiative of the Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) during their routine security check of the Firozpur-Agartala bound Tripura Sundari Express train. The recovered pistols are all factory-made and smaller in size than the 9 mm service pistols.
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India.com
12 hours ago
- India.com
Woman Drug Supplier Arrested In Delhis Mangolpuri; Ganja Seized
New Delhi: A woman drug supplier was arrested from Delhi's Mangolpuri area and 427 grams of ganja was recovered from her possession, police said on Saturday. The accused was identified as 'M'. The arrest comes amid the Delhi Police's ongoing crackdown on narcotics under its 'Zero Tolerance' policy and the broader objectives of the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan (NMBA). Acting on a tip-off received by Constable Bajrang of Police Station Mangolpuri that a female was allegedly in possession of ganja, a raid was conducted at the specified location. Constable Bajrang and a female staff member observed a suspicious female carrying a white polythene bag. "On noticing the presence of police personnel, the suspect attempted to hide. However, the alert police team, with the assistance of a female staff namely W/HC Pooja, swiftly apprehended her," said Sachin Sharma, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Outer District, New Delhi. A polythene bag containing 427 grams of 'ganja' and Rs 1,470 in cash was recovered from the possession of the accused. The accused was booked under Section 20(A) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 at Police Station Mangolpuri. Further investigation is underway to identify and apprehend other associates involved in the illegal drug trade, the police said. In another case on May 29, the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of the Delhi Police Crime Branch arrested Jameel Ahmad, the alleged mastermind of a major drug trafficking syndicate. Ahmed has been absconding for six years. The case dates back to June 2019, when the then Narcotics Cell (now ANTF) of the Crime Branch seized 500 kg of ganja from a truck at Metcalfe Bus Stand, Kashmere Gate. Three persons -- Aslam Khan and Mausam Khan, both from Nuh district in Haryana, and Jakam Khan from Alwar, Rajasthan -- were arrested in connection with the consignment, who revealed that they had committed the crime at the behest of Ahmed.
