Kedarnath Yatra: Police seize liquor worth Rs 12 lakh, drugs worth Rs 6.3 lakhRudraprayag Police are intensifying their crackdown on illegal liquor and narcotics trade. Approximately fifty-three cases under the Excise...
03 Aug, 2026, 08.47 AM IST
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
Indian pharma firms flood west Africa with powerful opioids despite crackdown: AFP investigationIndian pharmaceutical firms are exporting millions of dollars worth of powerful tapentadol opioids to West Africa, fueling a deadly drugs e...
14 May, 2026, 08.21 AM IST
Trump says he is not considering strikes within VenezuelaPresident Trump denies planning strikes inside Venezuela. This comes after recent U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean and operations tar...
01 Nov, 2025, 07.14 AM IST
Major Drugs crackdown: Delhi Police arrests 63 in an overnight raid; 15 pistols and drugs recoveredDelhi Police conducted a major operation in South East Delhi. They arrested sixty-three people. The police recovered fifteen pistols. They ...
20 Sep, 2025, 10.46 AM IST
Mizoram: Assam Rifles, Ngopa Police seize heroin worth Rs 5.36 crore in Saitual districtAssam Rifles and local police in Mizoram seized 758 grams of heroin, valued at Rs 5.36 crore, near Teikhang, Saitual district, arresting tw...
28 May, 2025, 09.03 AM IST
Punjab Police takes bulldozer action, demolishes illegal properties of two drug smugglers in AmritsarPunjab Police on Thursday demolished illegal properties of two drug smugglers constructed on Panchayat's land. The illegal property was con...
22 May, 2025, 01.55 PM IST
Culture of drugs, violence no different from DMK culture, says BJP's Tamilisai SoundararajanBJP's Tamilisai Soundararajan accused ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu of promoting drug culture and violence. Soundararajan claimed DMK members ar...
17 May, 2024, 05.51 PM IST
UN says drastic rise in meth trade in Afghanistan after opiate banAfghanistan's Taliban rulers have clamped down on the decades-old, lucrative trade in poppy tar - the psychoactive substance in heroin -sin...
10 Sep, 2023, 11.10 PM IST
China blocks several cryptocurrency-related social media accounts amid crackdownMore actions are expected, including linking illegal crypto activities in China more directly with the country's criminal law, according to...
07 Jun, 2021, 10.51 AM IST
More than 450 people arrested in Assam following crackdown on drug dealers: PoliceThe police have registered 264 cases and arrested 441 people during the period May 10 to 31 while "the war against drugs" was continuing wi...
03 Jun, 2021, 01.59 PM IST
The Chitta economy: How the business of drugs works in PunjabIn the last few years, while the business and economy in the state kept sliding, the drugs trade flourished.
01 Sep, 2018, 02.59 PM IST
Goa might become 'Udta Goa' if drug spread not checked: Congress leader Pratapsinh Rane"Going by the pace at which narcotics are spreading, the coastal state would turn into 'Udta Goa'," the former chief minister said.
24 Jul, 2018, 06.05 PM IST
Pharma stocks gain amid govt's plans to crackdown on marketing by drug makersThe Nifty Pharma index emerged as the top gainer on NSE.
03 Aug, 2017, 12.59 PM IST
1,468 arrested in Punjab's crackdown on drugsWith a multi-pronged approach, the STF, joined by various state police and intelligence agencies, has cracked down on the drugs trade in th...
16 Apr, 2017, 07.30 PM IST
Enforcement Directorate conducts searches on global drug money laundering racketThe operations were limited to two cities with hub being Amritsar in Punjab as sources said the worldwide narcotics trade was being handled...
26 Sep, 2014, 06.51 PM IST
- India continues to be hub of drug syndicates
India, with more than five million narcotic users, continues to be a hub of drug syndicates and a major transit point for all contraband pr...
25 Jun, 2008, 04.17 PM IST