Narcotic Drugs

Drugs worth Rs 260 crore smuggled from Pakistan seized

Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 17, 2013

Narcotic drugs with an estimated value of 260 crore, allegedly smuggled from Pakistan, were seized from two different places along the Indo-Pak border in the district by Border Security Force (BSF).

Vijender Singh spoke to alleged drug dealer 80 times: Police

Press Trust of India | Sunday March 31, 2013

Olympic medallist Vijender Singh had spoken to alleged narcotics dealer Anoop Singh Kahlon on phone about 80 times and they knew each other well, according to his call records scanned by Punjab police which appeared to have tightened its noose around...

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.

France's Francois Hollande urges Europe to stop drug traffic in Sahel

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday February 6, 2013

French President Francois Hollande urged Europe on Tuesday to fight drug trafficking in the Sahel region because "terrorism feeds on narcotics trafficking" in West Africa.

Indonesian held with narcotics worth Rs 17 cr at New Delhi airport

Press Trust of India | Monday January 28, 2013

An Indonesian allegedly trying to smuggle narcotics worth about Rs 17 crore out of India was arrested at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport in New Delhi, officials said on Monday.

Saudi authorities beheads Syrian for drug trafficking

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday January 8, 2013

Saudi authorities on Tuesday beheaded a Syrian convicted of trafficking a large amount of narcotic pills, the interior ministry said, in the first execution in the kingdom this year.

How Colombian drug traffickers used HSBC to launder money

Tuesday January 1, 2013

Drug cartels sold narcotics in the United States and routed the cash to Mexico, often using couriers to smuggle it across the border.

Zimbabwean woman held with drugs worth Rs 1.5 crore at Delhi airport

Press Trust of India | Thursday December 27, 2012

A Zimbabwean woman was on Thursday arrested for allegedly smuggling narcotics worth Rs 1.5 crore at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport.

Three IIM-Indore students expelled for taking drugs

Press Trust of India | Friday November 23, 2012

Three IIM students in Indore were expelled on Friday for allegedly taking drugs at their hostel room.

Delhi University student from Manipur caught with drugs at Indira Gandhi International airport

Press Trust of India | Thursday November 15, 2012

A Delhi University student was on Thursday apprehended from the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport for allegedly carrying narcotic drugs worth Rs 12 lakh.

Vietnamese national gets 10-year jail sentence for carrying narcotics

Press Trust of India | Saturday November 10, 2012

The NDPS court sentenced a 40-year old Vietnamese national to 10-year rigorous imprisonment, on Friday, for carrying heroin concealed in her suitcase while she was boarding a flight to Bangkok from the international air terminus here in 2008.

Heroin worth Rs 115 crore smuggled from Pakistan seized, one held

Press Trust of India | Saturday October 20, 2012

Directorate of Revenue Intelligence today seized 23-kg heroin, worth Rs 115 crore in the international market, from a goods train in Amritsar, that arrived from Pakistan, and arrested a person in this connection.

Afghanistan government burns 24 tons of illegal drugs

Associated Press | Sunday October 14, 2012

Afghan counternarcotics police are burning more than 24 tons of narcotics and other illegal substances on the outskirts of Kabul.

Why a million Indians live in unbearable pain

Um-e-Kulsoom | Friday August 10, 2012

Morphine is considered a "gold standard" by the World Health Organization or WHO for pain relief. Across the world, countries use oral morphine for terminally ill patients to kill pain. But in India, less than 0.4 per cent have medical access to morp...

Russell Brand would "rather be a drug addict" than famous

BANG Showbiz | Tuesday August 7, 2012

British comedian Russell Brand confessed he would give up his current success to get back his old life on narcotics during a BBC interview.