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Jihadi drug explained: What is Captagon? 227.7 kg of tablets & powder worth Rs 182 crore seized in India’s 'Operation Ragepill'Jihadi drug: India has achieved its first-ever seizure of Captagon, a synthetic stimulant known as the ‘Jihadi drug’, valued at Rs 182 cror...16 May, 2026, 05.30 PM IST- US to impose visa curbs on 13 people linked to Indian firm over fentanylAmerica has placed visa restrictions on thirteen individuals connected to Indian online pharmacy KS International Traders. These individual...14 May, 2026, 08.30 AM IST
- US returns Chinese drug fugitive in rare extradition: ReportThe United States has repatriated a Chinese national suspected of drug smuggling and trafficking to China. This marks a significant develop...03 Apr, 2026, 10.17 AM IST
- US sanctions Indian nationals and online pharmacy for supplying 'counterfeit fentanyl-laden pills'The U.S. Treasury’s OFAC sanctioned Indian nationals Sadiq Abbas Habib Sayyed and Khizar Mohammad Iqbal Shaikh, along with an India-based o...24 Sep, 2025, 10.23 PM IST
- US revokes visas of Indian business executives and family members over fentanyl precursor traffickingThe US Embassy in New Delhi has revoked and denied visas for Indian business executives and their families allegedly involved in traffickin...18 Sep, 2025, 04.43 PM IST
- NCB highlights six-fold rise in trafficking of synthetic drugs since 2019The report notes that use of courier, bitcoins, crypto currency and dark web has increased since Covid-19 pandemic. Courier, parcel and pos...18 Sep, 2025, 12.23 AM IST
- At anti-narcotics meet, Amit Shah calls for tough extradition system against traffickers, gangsUnion Home Minister Amit Shah highlighted the importance of deporting and extraditing individuals involved in narcotics trade. He addressed...17 Sep, 2025, 12.37 AM IST
- After cyberattacks, is China flooding America with drugs? US Treasury sanctions Guangzhou Tengyue and executives for Synthetic Opioid shipmentsUS authorities have sanctioned Guangzhou Tengyue Chemical Co. and its executives for allegedly supplying synthetic opioids to the United St...04 Sep, 2025, 09.07 AM IST
- China and India sources for fentanyl inputs: US reportFentanyl and other synthetic opioids remain the most lethal drugs trafficked into the United States, causing more than 52,000 US deaths in ...26 Mar, 2025, 11.59 PM IST
- Jaishankar highlights India's role in combating synthetic drug threats at Global Coalition SummitExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar emphasized India's role in combating synthetic drug trafficking at the Global Coalition Summit. He h...25 Sep, 2024, 08.06 AM IST
- Significant increase in seizures of drugs in India over past five years: UN narcotics watchdogIn the period 2017-2022, heroin seizures increased from 2,146 kg in 2017 to 7,282 kg in 2021. There has also been an increase of more than ...10 Mar, 2023, 12.54 PM IST
- Record billion methamphetamine pills seized in East, Southeast Asia last year: UNThe UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said law enforcement netted nearly 172 tonnes of methamphetamine -- approximately seven times more...30 May, 2022, 11.47 AM IST
- Narcotics trade via darknet, Bitcoin reported in India for first timeWhile 'darknet' is a clandestine internet network which can only be accessed with specific software, is difficult to track by the usual com...17 Jul, 2016, 10.00 AM IST
- M-Cat, Crystal Meth abuse a growing concern for India: NCB reportThe introduction of drugs like methamphetamine (crystal meth) and Mephedrone (M-Cat/Meow-Meow) have pushed the demand for illicit drugs and...09 Jul, 2016, 05.46 PM IST
- Drug business leads to narco-terrorism: Rajnath SinghSingh said international cooperation was required to collectively fight against "this menace and evil", which is assuming threatening propo...08 Jul, 2016, 03.42 PM IST
- Militant outfit NSCN(K), anti-talk ULFA and KLO involved narco terrorism: Assam RiflesKhaplang faction of NSCN, anti-talk ULFA and Kamatapur liberation organization are carrying out opium cultivation and trade in Kachin Provi...25 Jan, 2016, 09.33 PM IST
- India to tighten controls on manufacture of precursor chemicals: Finance MinistryIndia is contemplating a further tightening of controls on the manufacture of the precursor chemicals used in synthetic narcotic drugs.22 Nov, 2011, 01.57 PM IST
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