USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier leaves Middle EastThe USS Gerald R. Ford has exited the Middle East after a record 10-month deployment, reducing US naval presence amid an ongoing but fragil...
01 May, 2026, 08.25 PM IST
Word of the day - InterdictionInterdiction means an official order or action that prevents something from happening. This term is used for bans on goods, restrictions on...
02 Apr, 2026, 08.01 AM IST
White House orders military to focus on 'quarantine' of Venezuela oilTrump has accused the South American country of flooding the U.S. with drugs, and his administration has for months been bombing boats orig...
25 Dec, 2025, 07.53 AM IST
US military strikes suspected drug vessel in the PacificThe U.S. military conducted a strike in the Eastern Pacific, killing two alleged drug smugglers. This marks the first Pacific operation in ...
23 Oct, 2025, 06.22 AM IST
800 kg drugs worth ₹4.5k crore seized in Gujarat and DelhiThe Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), in a joint operation with Gujarat Police and the Indian Navy, seized nearly 700 kg of Methamphetamine o...
16 Nov, 2024, 12.48 AM IST
Nearly 700 kg of meth seized from international drug cartel in Gujarat; 8 Iranians arrestedIndian agencies seized 700 kg of drugs in a joint operation. The operation took place off the Gujarat coast. Eight Iranian nationals were a...
15 Nov, 2024, 03.07 PM IST
Indian Navy's INS Talwar seizes 940 kgs of narcotics in operation Crimson BarracudaThe seized drugs, indicative of illicit trafficking activities in the region, are being disposed of in accordance with the established proc...
16 Apr, 2024, 09.04 PM IST
Fears about presence of drugs in Tamil Nadu proved right, alleges Governor RaviGovernor R N Ravi confirms prevalence of drugs in Tamil Nadu due to international drug cartel's trafficking. AIADMK seeks investigation int...
10 Mar, 2024, 08.56 PM IST
Turmoil in Afghanistan, Myanmar fuels drug trade; 3,300 kg seizedCodenamed Sagarmanthan, the operation on February 27 led to the seizure of One Thuraya satellite phone and four mobile phones along with th...
29 Feb, 2024, 01.09 AM IST
NCB to probe cryptocurrencies after Bitcoin-linked drug bustThe agency has been investigating cases where drugs were bought using bitcoin, and recently it arrested Makarand Pardeep Adivirkar, who is ...
22 Dec, 2021, 12.14 AM IST
Home Ministry wants 3,000 extra posts at NCBThe Narcotics Control Bureau is currently in the news over the arrest of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's son, Aryan Khan, under the Na...
27 Oct, 2021, 12.25 AM IST
Trump identifies India, 20 other nations as major drug transit or major illicit drug-producing countries"A country's presence on the foregoing list is not necessarily a reflection of its government's counter-narcotics efforts or level of coope...
17 Sep, 2020, 02.14 PM IST
Trump identifies India among major drug transit or illicit drug producing countriesTrump said that a country's presence on the list is not necessarily a reflection of its government's counter-narcotic efforts or level of c...
09 Aug, 2019, 02.58 PM IST
Narcotics seizure increases by 300%; highest at 3.6 lakh kg in 2017: ReportThe year gone by also saw the maximum number of cases of interdiction of these illegal drugs in the last 5 years, generally abused by the y...
25 Mar, 2018, 12.55 PM IST
Forfeit assets of drug traffickers, target kingpins: Rajnath Singh to officials"Drug law enforcement in India is a multi-agency task. All enforcement agencies should give high priority to this," Singh said.
24 Mar, 2018, 09.03 PM IST
Donald Trump identifies major drug producing or transit countriesIn addition to India, other south Asian countries identified as major drug transit or major illicit drug producing countries are Afghanista...
14 Sep, 2017, 08.47 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