Illegal Drug Racket
Seizure of high-value drugs rises manifold to 310 kg in FY22: DRI report
High-value drugs like cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin have witnessed record seizures by revenue intelligence officers in the last fiscal, according to a report by the Directorate Revenue Intelligence. Signalling a disturbing trend, the figures revealed that the seizure of highly addictive party drug cocaine has shot up 36-fold to 310 kg in 2021-22 from 8.7 kg in 2020-21 and just 1.1 kg in 2019-20. Another high-value party drug methamphetamine saw a 14-fold increase in seizures by DRI officers at 884.69 kg in 2021-22, up from 64.39 kg in 2020-21. Besides, 3,410.71 kg of heroin, a highly addictive opioid drug, was seized in 2021-22, up 17-fold from the previous fiscal. Of this, 2,988 kg was seized at Mundra port in 2021-22. In 2020-21 and 2019-20, 202 kg and 143 kg of heroin were seized by the DRI officers across the country. According to the DRI report, two key trends have been observed in drug smuggling in recent times. These are the trafficking of heroin via trade routes, ...
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NCB seizes mephedrone worth nearly Rs 120 cr from Mumbai, Gujarat; 6 held
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has seized 60 kg mephedrone drug worth more than Rs 120 crore from Mumbai and Gujarat and arrested six persons, including a former Air India pilot, a senior official said on Friday. The action was taken based on specific information received by the Naval Intelligence unit at Jamnagar in Gujarat, said Sanjay Singh, Deputy Director General of the NCB in a press briefing here. "Following the tip-off, the officials from the NCB headquarters in Delhi and its Mumbai zonal unit conducted a raid at Jamnagar on October 3 and seized 10 kg mephedrone," he said. The NCB team had arrested one person from Jamnagar and three more were held from Mumbai in this connection, Singh added. "On Thursday, the NCB team raided a godown located on S B Road in Fort area of south Mumbai and seized 50 mephedrone," he said. After that, the anti-drug agency arrested two persons, including the kingpin of the cartel, he said, adding that one of the accused, Sohail Gafar Mahida,
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Movement of illegal drugs rampant under DMK rule, says AIADMK leader
AIADMK leader and former Tamil Nadu minister, D Jayakumar said the movement of illegal drugs was rampant during the 14 months of the DMK government
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Shaheen Bagh drugs bust: NCB arrests 1 more person; total 5 caught till now
All the accused have been arrested under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act
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NCB gets 60 more days to file charge sheet in case involving Aryan Khan
Aryan Khan was named an accused in the case along with 19 others by the NCB last year
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NCB enhances usage of rarely invoked law to detain drug traffickers
The NCB has issued an all time high of 18 orders in the last about three months under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PITNDPS) act
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Advertisers see stars as Bollywood drug abuse investigation widens
Agencies advise clients to exercise restraint; some say impact temporary
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Illegal drug racket busted: NCB arrests 4 with 14 kg 'hash' sourced from HP
'Hashish' is consumed by smoking it with tobacco or alone in a pipe or using a rolling paper
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