BSF foils major Phensedyl smuggling bid on Bangladesh borderPhensedyl smuggling is surging in Bengal, eclipsing cattle smuggling across the Indo-Bangladesh border. The BSF South Bengal Frontier recen...
15 Jun, 2025, 11.24 PM IST
Drugs worth over Rs2,600 crore seized, more than 20,000 arrested in Assam since 2021: CM SarmaSince 2021, Assam seized over Rs 2,600 crore worth of drugs and arrested 20,000+ people under Mission #AssamAgainstDrugs. Major recoveries ...
20 May, 2025, 10.45 AM IST
ED conducts multi-state raids in cough syrup drugs case; nabs 2 NCB accusedThe Enforcement Directorate seized cash and jewellery worth Rs 2 crore and apprehended two accused involved in a drugs case. The raids were...
17 Feb, 2025, 03.57 PM IST
India's BSF, Bangladesh's BGB hold talks to strengthen bilateral relationsBSF and BGB officials held a meeting at Petrapole-Benapole border to enhance bilateral relations and address border security. BSF also arre...
15 Jan, 2025, 11.37 PM IST
BSF braves unfavourable terrain, weather to meet challenges in border areas of South BengalThe BSF is actively preventing smuggling and illegal activities along the India-Bangladesh border. In 2023, significant seizures of gold an...
09 Jan, 2025, 07.15 PM IST
Around 2,878 cases registered under NDPS Act in 2022: Assam DGPTalking to media persons on Monday, he said NDPS Act cases are closely supervised and followed up with timely charge sheets. The conviction...
17 Jan, 2023, 01.26 AM IST
- Assam govt to set up SOP to regulate rehabilitation and de-addiction centres
“The International Day against Drugs Abuse and Illicit trafficking” was observed at the Assam Police Headquarters. On this occasion, a meet...
26 Jun, 2022, 09.22 PM IST
Assam Police has 83947 pending cases till AprilAssam police stated, “The average crime rate per lakh of population was 384 during last year has now come down to 222 this year. The averag...
07 May, 2022, 08.32 PM IST
Drug seizures in India in 2020 highest in five years: NCBSimilarly, the seizure of heroin (extracted from opium) shot up from 3,231 kg in 2019 to 3,838 kg in 2020, ganja (cannabis) from 3,42,045 k...
07 Apr, 2022, 09.29 PM IST
India prime destination for darknet traded drugs in South Asia: ReportThe Vienna-headquartered International Narcotcis Control Board (INCB) has published its annual report for 2021 putting spotlight on the Sou...
11 Mar, 2022, 04.52 PM IST
Over 4,100 people arrested for drug, cattle smuggling in Assam in 2021: GovernorHoisting the National Flag on the occasion of the 73rd Republic Day, during which parade contingents raised the 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' slogan...
26 Jan, 2022, 03.19 PM IST
India, Bangladesh facing new narco-terrorism threat with new drug smuggling routes: ReportAs a result (of a crackdown on Bangla-Myanmar border), the trans-border narcotic syndicates are now exploiting the Indo-Bangladesh border, ...
01 Jul, 2021, 04.32 PM IST
Government extends anti-narcotics scheme for 3 more yearsThe purpose of the scheme is to assist state governments and Union Territories which are contributing in controlling the inter-state and cr...
14 Feb, 2018, 04.40 PM 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
Mizoram government mulling new drug policy to counter abuseAccording to official sources, 1,234 people have died of drug abuse in the state since 1984 till May 25, this year.
23 Jul, 2013, 11.50 AM IST
- Pharmaceutical drug abuse increasing in India: UN0
Pharmaceutical drug abuse is increasing in South Asia, particularly India a trend the UN says will increase the risk of diseases like HIV/A...
24 Jun, 2008, 11.43 AM IST
- Of substance of abuse and medicinal effect
Plant-based and synthetic substances broadly called drugs have many uses and effects, some of which make them useful as medicines
12 Jun, 2006, 12.47 AM IST