Drugs Seizure

South African woman allegedly caught with 26 kg of drugs worth Rs 1.3 crore at Mumbai airport

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 17, 2013

In one of the biggest seizure of drugs, customs officials at Mumbai Airport Friday nabbed a South African woman carrying 26 kg of drugs worth over Rs.13 crore, an official said here.

Defence personnel accused in Manipur drug seizure case remanded to custody

Press Trust of India | Saturday March 9, 2013

All the seven, including colonel-ranked former Defence PRO Ajay Choudhury arrested in connection with drug seizure case, were remanded to police and judicial custody by a special Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances court in Imphal.

Huge quantity of drugs seized from Pakistan train

Reported by Sudhi Ranjan Sen; Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Monday October 8, 2012

In the biggest seizure of drugs so far, customs officials today seized 105 kg of heroin from cement bags that arrived from Pakistan on a goods train. 500 rounds of American-make ammunition for handguns were also seized.

Global drug cartel run by Delhi businessmen busted

Press Trust of India | Sunday July 22, 2012

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has claimed to have unearthed an international drug racket with the arrest of two businessmen and seizure of 352 kg of party drug 'Ketamine' being smuggled to Malaysia. The drug worth around Rs 35 crore ...

Nawanshahr drug seizure: Delhi techie among three held

Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 5, 2012

Three women, including an IT professional from Delhi, were on Monday arrested in connection with the recent seizure of drugs, used in rave parties, from the Nawanshahr district.

Man caught with 1kg Cocaine in his stomach

Associated Press | Tuesday May 31, 2011

A Peruvian man has been arrested at Bangkok's international airport after an x-ray allegedly revealed he had more than a kilogram of cocaine concealed in his stomach. Officials claim the drug was wrapped in 123 plastic capsules. Customs officers say they stopped Jose Carlos Paredes Cordova on a hunc...

Drugs found in bath-towel shipment from India

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday January 28, 2011

After trying to smuggle drugs into Canada through cricket bats, balls, marble slabs, and mugs from India, police have now seized ephedrine hidden in a shipment of bath towel from India.Ephedrine is used in the production of crystal meth.The seizure announced Thursday by police is part of the Iran-li...

Biggest date-rape drug seizure by Canada

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday January 27, 2011

Canadian police have made the biggest date rape drug seizure in the country's history with the arrest of five Chinese smugglers.Making the announcement in Vancouver on Wednesday, police said they have seized over 1,000 kg of the date rape drug ketamine, valued at $15 million, from a container that c...

Heroin worth Rs 1 crore seized in Maharashtra

Press Trust of India | Saturday January 1, 2011

Two youths have been arrested and 490 grams of heroin, valued at Rs 1 crore in the international market, seized from them here in southwest Maharashtra, police said.A patrolling squad intercepted two motorcycle-borne men and a search revealed they were in possession of heroin worth Rs 1 crore, Distr...

Australian police seize $400 million worth heroin

Associated Press | Monday November 1, 2010

Police say they have seized Australia's fifth largest heroin shipment, which would have had a street value exceeding 410 million Australian dollars (400 million US dollars).Australian Federal Police said in a statement Monday that 370 pounds (168 kilograms) of the illegal drug were found in the past...