Drugs

"Neighbouring Country" Smuggled Drugs Into India To Destroy Youth: PM Modi

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 19, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today slammed the "neighbouring" country" for conspiring to push drugs into India to "destroy" the country's youth and called for tackling the problem of drug abuse with an iron hand.

Over 2,000 Kg Narcotics Seized, 27 People Arrested By Narcotics Bureau

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 19, 2019

Narcotics Control Bureau sleuths have seized over 2,000 kg narcotics and arrested 27 people, including six foreigners, for drugs trafficking across the country in less than a month, officials said Friday.

Don't Paste Stickers On Fruits, Chhattisgarh Food Authority Tells Sellers

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 18, 2019

The Chhattisgarh Food and Drugs Administration has banned pasting of stickers on fruits in the state citing adverse effects on human health of the adhesive, an official said on Friday.

Indian Navy Committed To Enhancing Cooperation: Admiral Karambir Singh

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 18, 2019

Navy chief Admiral Karambir Singh on Friday said maritime threats like piracy and drug trafficking have a "trans-national" character, and pitched for harnessing "collective military competency" to mutually learn from the best practices of navies .

Security Forces Forced To Free El Chapo's Son As Mexican Cartel Attacks

World News | Reuters | Friday October 18, 2019

Heavily armed cartel fighters surrounded security forces and made them free one of drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman's sons, whose brief apprehension triggered intense gunbattles across the city of Culiacan.

Son Of Drug Kingpin 'El Chapo' Arrested By Mexico Police

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday October 18, 2019

Mexican security forces on Thursday arrested one son of jailed drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in an operation that triggered intense fighting.

Prisoners At Jodhpur Jail Seen On Video Using Drugs, Mobiles

Cities | ANI | Wednesday October 16, 2019

A video of Jodhpur jail is being circulated on social media that shows prison inmates enjoying an alleged ''drug party''.

Punjab Police Vs Haryana In War On Drugs After Villagers Attack Cops

India News | Written by Mohammad Ghazali, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday October 10, 2019

The attack on a Punjab Police team in Haryana on Wednesday comes only two months after police chiefs of seven northern states met to review strategies to curb drug abuse

1 Dead As Punjab Cops Attacked Trying To Arrest Drug Supplier In Haryana

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 9, 2019

A man was killed and seven policemen were injured on Wednesday as villagers in Haryana's Sirsa district clashed with a Punjab Police team that had gone there to arrest a drug supplier. The incident saw an exchange of fire and the locals brutally assaulting the cops and torching their vehicle.

Johnson & Johnson To Pay $8 Billion In Damages Over Drug Side Effect

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday October 9, 2019

A Pennsylvania jury ruled Tuesday that US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson must pay $8 billion in damages and interest for failing to warn that a psychiatric drug could cause breast growth in men.

Haryana Assembly Elections 2019: State Police Records 5-Fold Increase In Seized Amount Of Cash, Illicit Liquor Ahead Of Polls

India News | ANI | Wednesday October 9, 2019

Haryana Police has recorded a five-fold increase in the combined seizures of cash, illicit liquor and narcotics across the state in the first 16 days of the enforcement of Model Code of Conduct in comparison to the same period during Parliamentary elections held in May this year.

Haryana Assembly Polls 2019: 3,791 Spurious Liquor Bottles, Over 4 Kg Drugs Seized In 10 Days In Gurgaon

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 8, 2019

The Gurgaon Police on Monday said it has arrested 28 proclaimed offenders and eight bail jumpers from different places here in the last 10 days and seized illegal drugs and liquor as the model code of conduct remains in force for the October 21 Haryana Assembly polls.

Maharashtra Assembly Polls 2019: Illegal Cash, Drugs Gold Worth 48 Crore Seized, Says Additional Chief Electoral Officer

India News | ANI | Tuesday October 8, 2019

Large amount of illegal cash, liquor, drugs and gold worth Rs 48 crore have been seized so far ahead of state assembly polls in Maharashtra, stated Additional Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Dilip Shinde on Monday.

"Goa Doesn't Promote Sex Tourism": Chief Minister On Nude Party Poster

Goa News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 1, 2019

A day after the Goa police arrested a man from Bihar in connection with a nude party poster on social media, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that state has never promoted "sex and drug" tourism.

Arms, Drugs Worth Over Rs 13 Crore Seized In Maharashtra, 2 Arrested

Cities | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 1, 2019

Arms and narcotics worth Rs 13.61 crore were seized in a raid in the Manor area of Palghar district of Maharashtra and two people were arrested, police said on Monday.