narcotics

Dark side of exchange students: Drug, human trafficking cases

India has long been a destination for international students seeking quality education and cultural exchange. However, a disturbing trend has emerged where some exchange students, exploiting their legal visas, become involved in drug and human trafficking. This issue tarnishes the reputation of educational exchange programs and poses significant threats to India’s social fabric and national […]

Punjab man arrested in Jammu with Rs 33 Cr heroin

JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested an individual from Punjab in the Bus Terminal vicinity of Jammu on Friday. Senior Police authorities said that they had confiscated 33 kilograms of premium-grade narcotics valued at Rs 33 crore. Providing insight into the seizure, Additional Director General of Police, Jammu Zone Anand Jain told The New Indian, […]

Top J&K, Punjab officials meet to discuss security measures

JAMMU: Senior officials from the BSF and police forces of Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab convened a high-level meeting in Kathua district to assess the situation along the International Border with Pakistan and enhance the Anti-Infiltration Grid. Kathua, positioned between Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab, borders Pakistan, a region that has recently reported terrorist infiltrations. […]

Punjab: Drug smuggler arrested with Rs 4.9- Cr cash, 38 fake number plates

SRINAGAR: A drug smuggler linked to the recent recovery of 30 kilogrammes of heroin from Jammu has been arrested in Ludhiana in a joint operation by the Punjab Police and their Jammu and Kashmir counterparts. The accused, Gurjit Singh from Ludhiana’s Mullanpur Dakha, was also apprehended with Rs 4.94 crore in cash, a revolver and […]

Rs 100-Cr narcotics seized in Ramban; 2 arrested

RAMBAN: High-valued narcotics worth Rs 100 crore have been seized by police in Banihal area of Ramban district, Jammu and Kashmir, said police. Two persons have been arrested along with the drugs. A senior police official told The New Indian that Ramban Police intercepted an Innova car at Railway Chowk in Banihal and apprehended two individuals associated with […]

Narcotics Worth ₹200 Cr Found At Kolkata Port

DRI and Gujarat ATS in a joint operation, named ‘Gear Box’, recovered 39.5kgs of suspected powdered narcotic substance from Kolkata Port.

J&K Police Seize 250g Of Heroin, Over ₹1Cr in Cash

SRINAGAR: Police on Thursday said that 250gm heroin and cash of over one crore rupees were recovered from two persons, one of whom was killed in an accident while attempting to flee, in the Udhampur district. “On August 3, at about 10.30 pm a patrolling party of police station Udhampur noticed two persons moving in […]

Narcotics, Arms Trafficking Case: NIA Searches 22 Locations In TN

NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday carried out searches at 22 locations of the accused in Tamil Nadu in connection with narcotics and arms trafficking to India and Sri Lanka. An NIA spokesperson here said that the agency sleuths carried out searches at 22 premises of the accused and suspects in Chennai, […]

NCB Seizes 97Kg Of Drugs, Rs 30L In Shaheen Bagh

NEW DELHI: In one of its biggest hauls in recent times, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Thursday seized 50 kg of high-quality heroin and 47 kg of other narcotic substances along with Rs 30 lakhs in cash from the Shaheen Bagh area in Delhi on Thursday. The agency had arrested one person in connection […]