NCB cracks major India-Myanmar drug syndicate; key Myanmar-based kingpin Chintuang arrestedThe Narcotics Control Bureau has arrested Thancintuang, a key Myanmar-based drug trafficker. He is a major supplier of Methamphetamine and ...
17 May, 2026, 08.16 PM IST
Amit Shah vows ruthless crackdown as NCB busts Rs 1,745 crore cocaine haul in MumbaiIndia is intensifying its fight against drug cartels. The Narcotics Control Bureau recently seized a massive cocaine shipment in Mumbai. Th...
01 May, 2026, 11.43 AM IST
Dawood aide Salim Dola brought to India from Turkiye in major NCB global crackdownMohammed Salim Dola, a key associate of Dawood Ibrahim, has been brought to India from Turkiye. The Narcotics Control Bureau took him into ...
29 Apr, 2026, 12.33 AM IST
NCB Imphal Zonal Unit busts major heroin trafficking network in ManipurA major drug bust occurred in Manipur. Narcotics Control Bureau, Assam Rifles, and Manipur Police seized heroin valued at ₹8.5 crore. Two i...
28 Apr, 2026, 09.23 PM IST
Delhi HC seeks Centre's stand on 'disappearance' of 70,000-kg heroin from seizure recordsDelhi HC requests Centre's response on missing 70,772.48 kg heroin. Notice for data discrepancy. Petitioner claims Rs 5 lakh crore value, r...
02 May, 2024, 05.46 PM IST
Predator Drones helped India uncover drug off Kerala-Gujarat coast, Lanka, MaldivesOperation ‘Samudragupta’ carried out by Narcotics Control Bureau & Indian Navy; surveillance maintained using medium-altitude and long-endu...
23 Jun, 2023, 01.08 PM IST
DRI seizes 62 kgs heroin worth Rs 434 crore at IGI Airport air cargo complexThe offending cargo, originating from Entebbe in Uganda, had arrived at the Air Cargo Complex, Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, N...
11 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
Guj ATS seizes drugs worth Rs 2,170 cr in 3 yrs; 73 people arrestedThe Gujarat ATS carried out joint operations with the Indian Coast Guard and local police to bust several such attempts, the anti-terror ag...
06 Mar, 2022, 01.51 PM IST
Afghanistan, Pak, NE neighborhood fueling India's drug concernsOften, the drug traffickers are using the Indian shores because shipments emanating from India are scrutinised less suspiciously by global ...
04 Jan, 2022, 04.48 AM IST
Probe if India emerging as a 'preferred destination' for narcotics trade and consumption: Home MinistryThe counter-terrorist task force said following an order by the Ministry of Home Affairs, it took over the case filed against Machavaram Su...
07 Oct, 2021, 03.27 PM IST
Large seizures of heroin along Gujarat coast concerning: Security agenciesOn September 14, authorities seized more than 3,000 kg of heroin - estimated to be worth ₹21,000 crore (approximately) - from two container...
22 Sep, 2021, 09.59 AM IST
Customs seizes heroin worth over Rs 600 crore at Delhi airport in last six monthsA total of 20 accused, 18 foreigners and two Indians, were arrested in 14 cases registered between December 2020 and June this year.
05 Jul, 2021, 04.15 PM IST
Indian companies’ supply of heroin chemical helping fund Afghan Taliban: Narco bodyA report has expressed concern at single largest seizure of illicit acetic anhydride in Noida in October 2018, about 9,000 litres. “The che...
01 Mar, 2020, 12.01 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
Heroin worth Rs 1,500 cr seized along Indo-Pak, Bangla bordersbout 2.5 lakh personnel force guards 2,289 kms Indo-Pak International Border and 4,096 kms of Indo-Bangla frontier.
27 Nov, 2015, 07.26 PM IST
Rahul was right, Punjab youth in the grip of drugsRahul Gandhi lamented about scourge of drugs in Punjab last year and his statement was roundly panned by several state politicians.
19 Aug, 2013, 05.00 AM IST