Drug Racket

Inter-State Drug Racket Mastermind Arrested By Punjab Police: Top Cop

India News | ANI | Saturday July 25, 2020

The mastermind of a drug cartel has been arrested by the Punjab Police, a day after the Barnala Police busted an inter-state gang of illegal syndicates supplying psychotropic drugs in 11 states and more than 50 districts of India.

20 Arrested As Punjab Police Bust Major Interstate Drug Racket In 8-Week Op

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 24, 2020

In a major crackdown on trafficking of pharmaceutical opioids across the country, the Punjab Police on Friday said it has busted a drug cartel, operating across 11 states, and arrested 20 people.

COVID-19 Situation Not Improving In Country, It's Getting Worse: Top Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 17, 2020

The COVID-19 situation in the country is worsening each passing day and not improving, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday while extending the parole of a Punjab based businessman accused in a drug racket case.

NIA Files Chargesheet Against Narco-Terrorist In Heroin Seizure Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 29, 2020

The National Investigation Agency on Thursday filed the first supplementary charge sheet against a narco-terrorist, who was among 17 people arrested for their alleged involvement in an international drug racket operating from Pakistan and Afghanistan and funding terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

Punjab Cops Bust Drug Racket, Seize Heroin Worth Nearly Rs 2,000 Crore

India News | Written by Mohammad Ghazali | Saturday February 1, 2020

Punjab's Special Task Force busted a major narco-terror racket on Thursday night, seizing nearly 195 kilograms of heroin-worth about Rs 2,000 crore-from a house in Amritsar. Six people, including an Afghan national, have been arrested.

Police Bust Arms-And-Narcotics Racket In Kashmir's Uri, 2 Arrested

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday November 6, 2019

Police arrested two alleged drug peddlers from Jammu and Kashmir's Uri region near the line of control today, and recovered firearms, ammunition and a large quantity of narcotics from their possession.

Angry Seal Helps Break Up International Drug Ring

Offbeat | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday September 13, 2019

A giant seal, angry at being disturbed, has helped the Australian police bust an international drug smuggling ring and seize over a tonne of drugs, including cocaine, ecstasy and methamphetamine, reports said on Thursday.

Amritsar Woman Chains Drug Addict Daughter To Bed, MP Assures Family Help

India News | Reported by Mohammed Ghazali, Edited by Aditya Sharma | Thursday August 29, 2019

A woman in Amritsar has kept her daughter chained at home to keep her from taking drugs, as the Punjab government struggles to curb drug abuse in the state.

Police Arrests 2 Afghan Nationals For Smuggling Drugs, Seize 50 Kg Heroin

Delhi News | Agencies | Tuesday July 23, 2019

The two are from Kandahar and Helmand provinces in Afghanistan and smuggled the drugs into the country via the Attari-Wagah border between India and Pakistan, they said.

Ex-Wrestler, Arjuna Awardee, Convicted In Rs 700 Crore Drug Racket

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday February 14, 2019

Former international wrestler and Arjuna awardee Jagdish Bhola was on Wednesday convicted by a CBI court in Mohali in a multi-crore drugs racket, busted by the Punjab Police in 2013.

Drug Seller Falls Off Building During Police Raid In Hyderabad, Dies

Hyderabad News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 5, 2018

A 28-year-old Nigerian, allegedly involved in a drug racket, died after falling down from a residential building in Hyderabad, while trying to escape after a police raid on Friday.

Drug Racket Kingpin Arrested In Punjab

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 12, 2018

Jalandhar counter-intelligence wing and Anandpur Sahib police arrested Jagdev Singh, the kingpin of a drug racket, and his three accomplices today, days after the gang was busted, police said.

International Drug Racket Busted In Maharashtra, Rs 37 Crore Items Seized

Mumbai News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday August 5, 2018

Sleuths of the Department of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) have busted a major international narcotics racket and seized 265 kg of banned drugs ketamine and methamphetamine worth Rs 37 crore from Raigad and Navi Mumbai, official sources said on Saturday.

Canadian Citizen Among Four Held As Punjab Police Bust Drug Racket

Chandigarh News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday June 18, 2018

The Punjab Police claimed to have busted an international drugs smuggling racket with the arrest of four persons, including a Canadian national of Indian-origin on Sunday.

Court Orders Actor Mamta Kulkarni's Mumbai Properties To Be Attached In Mega Drug Case

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 26, 2018

A special Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) court in Thane has ordered attachment of properties of former Bollywood actor Mamta Kulkarni, who is one of the key accused in the multi-crore drug racket case unearthed by the Thane Police in 2016.