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Anti-Drugs Agency Freezes Assets Worth 9 Crores In Crackdown on Narco-Financing
The anti-drugs agency or the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has secured the freezing of immovable properties worth Rs 9.20 crore linked to a major amphetamine trafficking case, coming down heavily on narco-financing.
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'Most Wanted' UK Drug Lord, On The Run For 5 Years, Arrested In Thailand
A British crime boss has been arrested in Thailand after 5 years on the run, Thai police said Sunday. Richard Wakeling fled Britain in 2018 after he attempted to smuggle £8 million ($9.6 million) of liquid amphetamine into the country in 2016
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Finnish PM Tests Negative In Drug Test Taken To 'Clear Suspicion'
Sanna Marin's urine sample was tested for the presence of various drugs, such as cocaine, amphetamine, cannabis and opioids, Iida Vallin, a special adviser to the Prime Minister, told AFP.
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Drugs Worth Rs 13 Crore Headed To Foreign Markets Seized In Mumbai
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has seized Amphetamine drug, opium, and Zolpidem tablets in varying quantities from several places in Mumbai's suburban Andheri and the southern part of the city and arrested an individual, an official said.
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Italy Seizes World Record 14-Tonne Of ISIS-Made Amphetamines From Syria
Italian police said Wednesday they have seized a world record 14-tonne haul of amphetamines made by the Islamic State group in Syria.
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Pregnant US Woman Tests Positive For Drugs. Her Home Was Once A Meth Lab
Elisha and Tyler Hessel bought their first home in Jefferson County, Missouri, last year and planned to use one of the rooms for a nursery. After three years of trying to have a child, they found out they were finally going to be parents.
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Van Carrying Drugs Worth $140 Million Crashes Into Police Van In Sydney
Australian authorities have uncovered a US $140 million stash of amphetamines after an alleged criminal's run-in with the law saw his drug-filled van crash into an officer's car outside a police station.
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Woman Arrested At Mumbai Airport For Allegedly Carrying Amphetamine Drug
A 27-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly carrying amphetamine drug worth over Rs. 23 lakh at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CASSIA) in Mumbai, thepolice said today.
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Assistant Film Director Among 3 Held For Drug-Peddling In Hyderabad
Three persons, including an assistant film director in Tollywood, have been arrested for drug-peddling and 2.5 kg of amphetamine has been seized from their possession, police said on Saturday.
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Air Force Officer, Bengaluru Scientist Arrested In International Drug Bust
An Indian Air Force (IAF) officer and a Bengaluru-based scientist have been arrested after multi-state raids that have exposed an international ring dealing in drugs like Ecstasy. Around 220 kg of ready-to-use amphetamine worth Rs 230 crore have been seized.
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Amphetamine Worth Rs 45 Crore Seized, 3 Arrested In Hyderabad , Bengaluru
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has seized 231 kg of the banned narcotic drug amphetamine, worth about Rs 45 crore, from Hyderabad and Bengaluru and arrested three persons including a research scientist and his wife.
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Is End in Sight of Forgiveness for Dopers?
Testing positive first for amphetamine and then for testosterone could, at worse, have seen 2004 Olympic sprint champion Justin Gatlin barred for life as a repeat offender. However, arbitrators decided Gatlin didn't take amphetamine to cheat in 2001 but because doctors prescribed it to treat attention deficit disorder first diagnosed when he was ag...
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Six Arrested in Australia and UK for Smuggling Amphetamines Through Courier
Police have arrested six men in Australia and Britain for allegedly smuggling amphetamines from the United Kingdom halfway around the world through a courier service.
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Risk of brain damage with ecstasy use
Long-term users of the illegal drug ecstasy (containing an amphetamine) are at higher risk of suffering brain damage.
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Anti-Drugs Agency Freezes Assets Worth 9 Crores In Crackdown on Narco-Financing
The anti-drugs agency or the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has secured the freezing of immovable properties worth Rs 9.20 crore linked to a major amphetamine trafficking case, coming down heavily on narco-financing.
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'Most Wanted' UK Drug Lord, On The Run For 5 Years, Arrested In Thailand
A British crime boss has been arrested in Thailand after 5 years on the run, Thai police said Sunday. Richard Wakeling fled Britain in 2018 after he attempted to smuggle £8 million ($9.6 million) of liquid amphetamine into the country in 2016
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Finnish PM Tests Negative In Drug Test Taken To 'Clear Suspicion'
Sanna Marin's urine sample was tested for the presence of various drugs, such as cocaine, amphetamine, cannabis and opioids, Iida Vallin, a special adviser to the Prime Minister, told AFP.
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Drugs Worth Rs 13 Crore Headed To Foreign Markets Seized In Mumbai
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has seized Amphetamine drug, opium, and Zolpidem tablets in varying quantities from several places in Mumbai's suburban Andheri and the southern part of the city and arrested an individual, an official said.
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Italy Seizes World Record 14-Tonne Of ISIS-Made Amphetamines From Syria
Italian police said Wednesday they have seized a world record 14-tonne haul of amphetamines made by the Islamic State group in Syria.
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Pregnant US Woman Tests Positive For Drugs. Her Home Was Once A Meth Lab
Elisha and Tyler Hessel bought their first home in Jefferson County, Missouri, last year and planned to use one of the rooms for a nursery. After three years of trying to have a child, they found out they were finally going to be parents.
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Van Carrying Drugs Worth $140 Million Crashes Into Police Van In Sydney
Australian authorities have uncovered a US $140 million stash of amphetamines after an alleged criminal's run-in with the law saw his drug-filled van crash into an officer's car outside a police station.
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Woman Arrested At Mumbai Airport For Allegedly Carrying Amphetamine Drug
A 27-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly carrying amphetamine drug worth over Rs. 23 lakh at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CASSIA) in Mumbai, thepolice said today.
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Assistant Film Director Among 3 Held For Drug-Peddling In Hyderabad
Three persons, including an assistant film director in Tollywood, have been arrested for drug-peddling and 2.5 kg of amphetamine has been seized from their possession, police said on Saturday.
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Air Force Officer, Bengaluru Scientist Arrested In International Drug Bust
An Indian Air Force (IAF) officer and a Bengaluru-based scientist have been arrested after multi-state raids that have exposed an international ring dealing in drugs like Ecstasy. Around 220 kg of ready-to-use amphetamine worth Rs 230 crore have been seized.
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Amphetamine Worth Rs 45 Crore Seized, 3 Arrested In Hyderabad , Bengaluru
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has seized 231 kg of the banned narcotic drug amphetamine, worth about Rs 45 crore, from Hyderabad and Bengaluru and arrested three persons including a research scientist and his wife.
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Is End in Sight of Forgiveness for Dopers?
Testing positive first for amphetamine and then for testosterone could, at worse, have seen 2004 Olympic sprint champion Justin Gatlin barred for life as a repeat offender. However, arbitrators decided Gatlin didn't take amphetamine to cheat in 2001 but because doctors prescribed it to treat attention deficit disorder first diagnosed when he was ag...
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Six Arrested in Australia and UK for Smuggling Amphetamines Through Courier
Police have arrested six men in Australia and Britain for allegedly smuggling amphetamines from the United Kingdom halfway around the world through a courier service.
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Risk of brain damage with ecstasy use
Long-term users of the illegal drug ecstasy (containing an amphetamine) are at higher risk of suffering brain damage.
