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Staggering amounts of fentanyl hit US streets as the DEA watched and took no action, records showDEA agents in New Mexico allegedly allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills onto streets between 2023-2025, prioritizing larger case...22 Jun, 2026, 11.06 AM IST- ED raids in Maharashtra, Gujarat in Salim Dola drugs caseThe Enforcement Directorate conducted raids across Maharashtra and Gujarat. The probe targets Mohammad Salim Dola, an alleged drug traffick...02 Jun, 2026, 02.42 PM IST
- China puts curbs on us exportsof chemicals used for FentanylFive government agencies now require special export licenses for three newly restricted compounds, according to an official announcement on...23 May, 2026, 12.51 AM IST
- India extends NCB chief Anurag Garg's tenure till July next yearAnurag Garg, Narcotics Control Bureau chief, has received an extended tenure. His service as Director General of NCB will now continue unti...22 May, 2026, 01.11 PM 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
- US to impose visa curbs on 13 people linked to Indian firm over fentanylAmerica has placed visa restrictions on thirteen individuals connected to Indian online pharmacy KS International Traders. These individual...14 May, 2026, 08.30 AM IST
- US returns Chinese drug fugitive in rare extradition: ReportThe United States has repatriated a Chinese national suspected of drug smuggling and trafficking to China. This marks a significant develop...03 Apr, 2026, 10.17 AM IST
- US sanctions Indian nationals and online pharmacy for supplying 'counterfeit fentanyl-laden pills'The U.S. Treasury’s OFAC sanctioned Indian nationals Sadiq Abbas Habib Sayyed and Khizar Mohammad Iqbal Shaikh, along with an India-based o...24 Sep, 2025, 10.23 PM IST
- US revokes visas of Indian business executives and family members over fentanyl precursor traffickingThe US Embassy in New Delhi has revoked and denied visas for Indian business executives and their families allegedly involved in traffickin...18 Sep, 2025, 04.43 PM IST
- NCB highlights six-fold rise in trafficking of synthetic drugs since 2019The report notes that use of courier, bitcoins, crypto currency and dark web has increased since Covid-19 pandemic. Courier, parcel and pos...18 Sep, 2025, 12.23 AM IST
- After cyberattacks, is China flooding America with drugs? US Treasury sanctions Guangzhou Tengyue and executives for Synthetic Opioid shipmentsUS authorities have sanctioned Guangzhou Tengyue Chemical Co. and its executives for allegedly supplying synthetic opioids to the United St...04 Sep, 2025, 09.07 AM IST
- China and India sources for fentanyl inputs: US reportFentanyl and other synthetic opioids remain the most lethal drugs trafficked into the United States, causing more than 52,000 US deaths in ...26 Mar, 2025, 11.59 PM IST
- Jaishankar highlights India's role in combating synthetic drug threats at Global Coalition SummitExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar emphasized India's role in combating synthetic drug trafficking at the Global Coalition Summit. He h...25 Sep, 2024, 08.06 AM IST
- Significant increase in seizures of drugs in India over past five years: UN narcotics watchdogIn the period 2017-2022, heroin seizures increased from 2,146 kg in 2017 to 7,282 kg in 2021. There has also been an increase of more than ...10 Mar, 2023, 12.54 PM 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
- M-Cat, Crystal Meth abuse a growing concern for India: NCB reportThe introduction of drugs like methamphetamine (crystal meth) and Mephedrone (M-Cat/Meow-Meow) have pushed the demand for illicit drugs and...09 Jul, 2016, 05.46 PM IST
- Drug business leads to narco-terrorism: Rajnath SinghSingh said international cooperation was required to collectively fight against "this menace and evil", which is assuming threatening propo...08 Jul, 2016, 03.42 PM IST
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