Bengaluru couple posts garden pics on FB, ends up in jail after followers spot ganja in flower potsA Bengaluru couple was arrested for growing and attempting to sell ganja on their balcony. Their operation was uncovered after the woman po...
08 Nov, 2024, 01.46 PM IST
Mumbai Customs seizes ganja worth Rs 4.85 cr at airport, second such instance in 10 daysMumbai customs seized ganja worth Rs 4.85 crores from a passenger arriving from Bangkok at the Mumbai airport. The contraband was hidden in...
28 Oct, 2024, 06.20 PM IST
Cactus-based drug smuggled in toffees gaining popularity in Delhi partiesDelhi authorities discovered a consignment of mescaline, a psychoactive drug from the peyote cactus, used in underground parties. The raid,...
23 Aug, 2024, 05.38 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
Tamil film producer turns out to be mastermind of international drugs trafficking network; NCB 'busts' racketThe NCB and special cell officials joined the dots and raided a godown located in Basai Darapur area of West Delhi on February 15 leading t...
24 Feb, 2024, 11.34 PM IST
Indonesia pitches for revival of Inter-Faith Dialogue with India amid protests from hardlinersThe suggestion was put forward when visiting Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi met her Indian counterpart S Jaishankar here on Frid...
19 Jun, 2022, 10.56 AM IST
NCB sniffs out new trend of consuming 'edible weeds' in cakes after raiding Mumbai bakery; three heldEdible cannabis or 'edible weed pot brownie' is a food product (either homemade or produced commercially) that contains cannabis extract as...
13 Jun, 2021, 04.56 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh's north eastern hilly belt fast becoming cannabis capital of IndiaA hilly belt in north east Andhra Pradesh is fast becoming the cannabis capital of India.
02 Sep, 2018, 06.28 AM 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
Rs 2,000 crore drug haul leads to bad blood in FDABased on the findings, seven officials to be charged under Section 59 of the NDPS Act, applicable to an officer who stops performing his ro...
06 Oct, 2016, 11.00 AM IST
Bombay Hemp Company makes products from hitherto ‘unrecognised’ fibreTouted to be a billion-dollar industry in the West, hemp so far has received little recognition in India because it is often confused with ...
06 Nov, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Maggi controversy fallout: Govt may exclude stuff like dietary supplements, which will be subject to tighter regulationsAfter the recent controversies, the central government proposes to change the definition of food to widen its scope and close loopholes.
01 Oct, 2015, 06.45 AM IST
Drug abuse growing among teenagers in Goa: NGOSubstance abuse, which is largely associated with adults, has now trickled down to teenagers with a growing number of school children getti...
06 Sep, 2015, 01.00 PM IST
MR Rajagopal: The man who spearheaded efforts to improve access to morphineThe amendment essentially scraps the long list of licences required to obtain and store morphine sulphate by drug makers and hospitals.
24 Feb, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
FDA suspends licences of Goa pharmacies flouting drug normsGoa Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) department has started suspending licences of retailers found violating the laws.
29 Oct, 2013, 11.59 AM IST
FDA cracks down on wholesalers for illegal diversion of ‘Codeine’The seizure affects only the syrup that contains codeine phosphate, a narcotic substance commonly used in preparation of cough syrup.
20 Mar, 2013, 11.03 AM IST
- China to put narcotics under real-time monitoring
China has planned to adopt a complete real-time monitor on narcotics and first-grade psychopharmacy, the state media reported on Saturday.
01 Sep, 2007, 09.00 PM IST