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Three individuals were arrested by the Prohibition and Excise Department in Hyderabad for possessing and attempting to sell MDMA. A case has been registered under the NDPS Act, and further investigation is underway.

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior says 253 drug-addicted people in Herat have recovered after months of treatment and rejoined their families. The Taliban-led government continues its crackdown on narcotics, including recent seizures of opium, heroin, and methamphetamine across multiple provinces.

More than 900 individuals have completed drug rehabilitation programs in Afghanistan’s western provinces and rejoined their families, officials said. The Taliban-led interim government has ramped up anti-narcotic operations, arresting traffickers and seizing large quantities of opium in recent raids.

The Telangana Anti-Narcotics Bureau (TGANB) on Monday arrested a Nigerian national, allegedly part of an international drug syndicate, for possessing and peddling narcotics in Hyderabad

Acting on a tip off, the team caught Pardeep Kumar alias Ajay Sharma (27), Sunny (25), and Manish Kumar (29). Two of their associates Sahil and Subash Biswas are absconding.

At a meeting held to review the measures initiated for drug trafficking, the DGP emphasized that despite on-going efforts to control the sale of drugs, stringent measures must be taken to curb the supply of narcotics across Telangana.

The Morrocan national Achibili Amine (27) came to India on a student visa, which expired in 2018 while the passport issued by the Kingdom of Morocco was valid up to 2021.

Assam Police's Special Task Force (STF) apprehended a person from Mizoram on drug trafficking charges.

Hyderabad Customs Commissionerate on Tuesday undertook the destruction of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances weighing 216.69 kg.

The police have arrested a 35-year-old woman who was allegedly part of a racket dealing in adulterated narcotic substances in Maharashtra's Nagpur city.

He further said that upon technical surveillance and human intelligence, a team of SIA led by Inspector Vikas Sharma arrested Mohd Sharief Chechi from Uri, Baramulla.

The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force has arrested four persons of an international gang involved in narcotics smuggling.

As a part of the efforts, the RPF intensified its checks in trains and identified black spots in coordination with the NCB and other law enforcement agencies to target drug peddlers.

Director of the TSNAB, CV Anand said the technical wing will support the entire operations from backend while the Task Force and Regional Narcotics Control Cells will conduct operations

The Indian Coast Guard and Gujarat ATS have apprehended an Iranian boat with five crew members carrying 61 kg of drugs on late Monday night.

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing (H-NEW) along with the Nallakunta police on Wednesday arrested four persons and seized 840 grams of hash oil from them. The arrested persons were K Nageshwar Rao (36) of Vishakhapatnam, V Lakshmipathi (25) of Hafeezpet, A Vamshi Krishna (25) of Miyapur and Vikram Morya (22) a student from Sangareddy. […]

Hyderabad: BJP MLA T Raja Singh on Sunday urged Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao to ‘kill drug peddlers in an encounter.’ In a short video clip released in the wake of a raid conducted by the city police on a pub in Banjara Hills, he said, “You (Chief Minister) are king for Telangana. Please protect […]

Hyderabad: A review and awareness meeting on illegal supply of narcotics was organised by Rachakonda Police with local people’s representatives here on Friday. Rachakonda Police Commissioner Mahesh M Bhagwat chaired the meeting, which was attended by about 400 local public representatives from Yadadri-Bhongir district. Bhagwat urged them to join the mission of eradicating drug abuse […]

Hyderabad: The Prohibition and Excise department arrested seven persons in two separate cases for allegedly possessing narcotics. In the first case, the excise department officials arrested Durga Prasad of Kancherpalem in Visakhapatnam, B Raghavender of Kukatpally, Raja Harshadev of Sanjeeva Reddy Nagar, and Gopichand and Rachakonda Ganesh, both residents of Saroornagar for allegedly selling hashish […]

New Delhi: A large consignment of semi processed talc stones was cleared through the Mundra port in Gujarat, three months prior to the seizure of nearly 3,000 kg of heroin worth about Rs 21,000 crore in September 2021, Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday. The seized heroin in Mundra port was booked as semi processed […]