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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- Exponential rise in seizure of drugs in India in last 5 years: NCB DG"In the last 5 years, the country has witnessed exponential increase in seizure of heroin from 2,146 kg in 2017 to 7,282 kg in 2021 which i...15 Feb, 2022, 04.01 PM IST
- View: With Taliban steering Afghanistan, India needs to handle contraband cargo with care22 of the 34 provinces in Afghanistan cultivate poppy, producing in excess of 6,300 tonnes of opium for a global market of 31 million-plus ...01 Oct, 2021, 11.29 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
- Seizure of Drugs at Airports: Officials worry tech platforms making sale of drugs easyThe Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials have arrested a woman foreign national at the Bengaluru international airport on ch...01 Jul, 2021, 04.13 PM IST
- Punjab govt to reward those who provide information that leads to drugs recoveryChief Minister Amarinder Singh, who gave the go-ahead to the policy, said it is an important step towards motivating people to play a proac...21 Apr, 2021, 07.39 PM IST
- How India witnesses a massive spike in narcotic business after Covid lockdown restrictions easePolice and narcotics control officers see this as a sign of desperation on the part of peddlers who have been sitting on piles of drugs sin...09 Aug, 2020, 09.49 AM 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
- NCB steps up its attack on narcoticsRakesh Asthana, Director General (DG), BCAS was recently assigned additional charge of the DG NCB.23 Aug, 2019, 07.20 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
- 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
- Amarinder's war on drugs in Punjab leads to 485 arrests, 387 casesSHO level teams, backed by Anti-Narcotics Cell units, have been formed in every district to wipe out drugs from the state in four weeks.28 Mar, 2017, 10.13 PM IST
- Untimely rains destroy 90% crops; poppy farmers looking for alternativesWith over 90 per cent crop lost because of untimely rains in the previous season, poppy farmers are now looking for alternative crops.03 Dec, 2015, 12.22 PM IST
- Increase in informers' reward to check drugs smugglingIn order to check smuggling of narcotics, Finance Ministry has increased monetary rewards given to informers and government officers for gi...10 Aug, 2015, 04.22 PM IST
- Essential narcotic drugs: Cabinet moves to amend NDPS ActIndia plans to introduce a new category of drugs, essential narcotic drugs, which will be regulated by the central govt.05 Nov, 2012, 05.17 AM IST
- UP tops in cash seizures, Punjab in drugs and liquor in pollsUttar Pradesh saw the maximum amount of cash being seized during restrictions imposed in the run up to the assembly elections in five state...05 Mar, 2012, 10.50 PM IST
- Black Money & Narcotics: EC teams seize Rs 19 crore cash, 36 lakh ML liquor in PunjabSurveillance and Income Tax department teams, deployed for checking black money and narcotics in poll-bound Punjab.15 Jan, 2012, 12.13 PM IST
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