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Narcotics Control Bureau will have office in every state: Shah
Union home minister Amit Shah inaugurated a new NCB zonal office in Raipur, announcing plans for NCB offices in every state to combat drug trafficking. Shah stressed the importance of a serious and comprehensive strategy to fight the drug trade. He highlighted a 230% increase in registered narcotics cases from 2004 to 2024.
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Chhattisgarh: Amit Shah arrives in Raipur ahead of anti-Naxal review meet on Aug 24
Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Raipur for a three-day visit to participate in an anti-Naxal review meet, involving nine states. The meeting focused on measures against Naxal insurgency and infrastructure development.
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Cactus-based drug smuggled in toffees gaining popularity in Delhi parties
Delhi authorities discovered a consignment of mescaline, a psychoactive drug from the peyote cactus, used in underground parties. The raid, leading to the arrest of a Nigerian woman, marks the first such seizure in the city. The drug's resurgence in popularity is linked to its appeal in the underground party scene.
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1933 - India's first toll-free national anti-narcotics helpline all set to be launched
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to launch the first-ever national toll-free narcotics helpline, MANAS (Madak Padarth Nisedh Asuchna Kendra), during the seventh apex-level meeting of the Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD) on July 18. The helpline, reachable at 1933, and an accompanying email, [email protected], will allow citizens to report drug-related crimes and seek assistance confidentially. This initiative, monitored by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), aims to create a user-friendly platform for addressing issues such as drug trafficking, illegal sales, and rehabilitation. This move aligns with India's 'zero tolerance policy' against drug trafficking.
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Big drug hauls in Punjab; nationally, seizures up 160% in a decade
Seizure of drugs by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) across all states have gone up by 160% between 2014 and December 2023 when compared to 2006-2013, according to home ministry data. NCB has registered 210% more drug-related cases during the same period. In Punjab, which goes to polls on June 1, drones have been recovered and drugs seized, making it among one of the top states as far as drug seizures are concerned.
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Maharashtra: NCB busts interstate drug racket, seizes 3,600 Nitrazepam tablets, codeine syrup bottles in Thane, two held
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted an interstate drug syndicate, arresting two individuals at Kalyan Railway Station in Thane. The seizure included 3,600 Nitrazepam tablets and 270 bottles of Codeine syrup. The syndicate, operating across Maharashtra and Karnataka, was targeted based on intelligence indicating plans to smuggle drugs into the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The arrested individuals confessed to procuring the drugs for distribution in Mumbai, Thane, Kalyan, and other areas. The NCB is conducting further investigations to apprehend other members of the syndicate and dismantle the network.
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Annamalai's promises for Coimbatore: IIM, NIA and NCB units
BJP state president K Annamalai has pledged to establish an IIM, units of NIA and NCB in Coimbatore, promising to work for 100 assurances in 500 days. He also promised to establish Navodaya schools, address Noyyal and Kousika river issues, and introduce mobile food vans named after K Kamaraj. He also promised to upgrade the airport as an international terminal and establish a cancer treatment center.
ED raids multiple locations in Tamil Nadu in drugs money laundering case against ex-DMK functionary
Enforcement Directorate conducts raids in Tamil Nadu as part of a money laundering investigation involving former DMK functionary Jaffer Sadiq. The raids target Sadiq, film director Ameer, and others, with connections to a large drug smuggling case and political funding.
Former DMK leader arrested in ₹2,000 crore international drugs trafficking case
Former DMK functionary Jaffer Sadiq was arrested in Delhi by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in connection with a ₹2,000 crore international drugs trafficking case. The NCB has labeled Sadiq as the "mastermind and kingpin" of the network spanning India, Australia, and New Zealand. Sadiq, a Tamil film producer, was expelled from the DMK after being linked to the drugs network. Last month, the NCB seized 50 kg of narcotics-making chemical pseudoephedrine in Delhi and arrested three individuals from Tamil Nadu. They revealed smuggling 45 pseudoephedrine consignments over three years.
ED files money laundering case in drug trafficking racket 'involving' ex-DMK functionary
The Enforcement Directorate has launched a money laundering case to investigate an international drugs trafficking racket involving a former DMK functionary. The NCB is probing the links between the accused and film financiers, high-profile individuals, and political funding. The case originated from an NCB raid on a pseudoephedrine smuggling operation, with pseudoephedrine being a controlled substance used to make methamphetamine.
DMK now 'Drug Marketing Kazhagam': BJP after NCB arrests former party functionary
The Indian National Congress (BJP) has demanded that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin explain his relationship with former DMK functionary Jaffer Sadiq, who was arrested in connection with an international drugs trafficking racket worth over Rs 2,000 crore. The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has been investigating the racket, which is believed to be worth over Rs 2,000 crore.
Tamil film producer turns out to be mastermind of international drugs trafficking network; NCB 'busts' racket
The NCB and special cell officials joined the dots and raided a godown located in Basai Darapur area of West Delhi on February 15 leading to the seizure of 50 kg of pseudoephedrine that was being concealed in a consignment of multi-grain food mix, and apprehension of three people hailing from Tamil Nadu, Singh said. "The mastermind of the nexus has been identified as a Tamil film producer, who is on the run. Efforts are being made to nab him so that the source of pseudoephedrine can be ascertained," the DDG said.
Ex-NCB officer Sameer Wankhede moves HC against ED's money laundering case
Wankhede, a 2008-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the Customs and Indirect Taxes cadre, in his plea said the ED's case "smacks of malice and vendetta". The petition filed on February 6 through advocates Karan Jain, Sneha Sanap and Aditya Targe sought for the ED case to be quashed and an interim order to be passed granting him protection from any coercive action.
ED files money laundering case against ex-NCB Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede
Sameer Wankhede, a 2008-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the Customs and Indirect Taxes cadre, has moved the Bombay High Court seeking protection from any coercive action by the anti-money laundering agency.
NCB busts international trafficking network of precursors
The Narcotics Control Bureau of Guwahati and Imphal has broken up an international trafficking network of precursors used in the manufacture of drugs. The trade involved shipping pseudoephedrine from India into Myanmar, and the operation has resulted in the seizure of 110.5 kgs of pseudoephedrine in tablet form and the arrest of seven people so far. The operation targeted the ring-leader of the group, Md Abdul Wakil, who used a B2B platform to traffic the substance. The mastermind behind the diversion of Pseudoephedrine, Bhadresh Patel, has also been identified.
NCB busts 'biggest' darknet LSD cartel, arrests three youth
The NCB said the cartel's name is derived from "Ismael-Marlo Zambada Garcia", a Mexican drug lord, and he was the last remaining fugitive on the list of Mexico's 37 most wanted drug criminals. He carries a reward of up to $15,000,000, the agency said. The first time the name of this cartel was reported in the country was in September 2022 when the Hyderabad Police arrested eight people for drug trafficking using the darknet.
India, US agree to work towards broader, deeper bilateral Drug Policy Framework
India and the United States on Thursday agreed to work towards a broader and deeper bilateral Drug Policy Framework for the 21st Century, the Biden administration said after talks between officials from the two countries. "What we've really worked on over the last couple of days is the three pillars. One is the counter-narcotics and the work to do to disrupt the networks of traffickers and producers of illicit drugs," Dr Rahul Gupta, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, told PTI in an interview
HC frowns on media report in Sameer Wankhede case, asks who is leaking CBI info
The Bombay High Court on Thursday frowned on media reports pertaining to witnesses who will be summoned in the CBI probe against IRS officer Sameer Wankhede on charges of extortion and bribery in connection with the cruise ship drug bust case. The HC sought to know who was leaking such information. A division bench of Justices A S Gadkari and S G Dige said the media reports have said the information is from Central Bureau of Investigation sources.
Over 1.40 lakh kg drugs worth Rs 2,381 crore destroyed, Union Home Minister Amit Shah watches virtually
Over 1.40 lakh kg drugs worth Rs 2,381 crore were destroyed across India virtually in the presence of Amit Shah, India's Union Home Minister. The destruction of drugs, including 6,590 kg seized by the Narcotics Control Bureau Hyderabad unit, totaled more than 10 lakh kg worth Rs 12,000 crore over one year. From June 1, 2022, through July 15, 2023, regional units of the Narcotics Control Bureau and anti-narcotics task forces collected around 8.76 lakh kg seized drugs worth roughly Rs 9,580 crore, exceeding their target more than eleven-fold.
Tripura requests central to establish NCB in Agartala
The Tripura government has requested the Central Government to establish a Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) branch in Agartala to tackle the drug menaces. The state government plans to buy a full-body scanner for vehicles transporting narcotics while the authorities have seized drugs worth over Rs. 101.66 crores in the past three years. More than 2,000 have been arrested, and some NDPS cases have been transferred to a Special Investigation Team to unravel the network, financiers, and inter-state links.
NCB seizes more than 2,000 kgs of ganja in Guwahati
Narcotics Control Bureau's zonal unit Guwahati has seized more than 2,000 kilograms of ganja. They have also arrested a resident of Rajasthan in connection with the same. NCB's investigation showed that the ganja was sourced from Agartala.
Narcotics Control Bureau makes 'largest-ever' LSD seizure, arrests 6 youngsters
NCB deputy director general (northern range) Gyaneshwar Singh said this was the largest-ever seizure of LSD blots in a single operation. Possession of 0.1 gram of LSD, the commercial quantity for the hallucinogenic drug, invites strict legal action under the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, said an NCB official.
Darknet-based drug cartel busted with 'largest ever' LSD seizure, six arrests, says NCB
The network, which operated in the darknet and used cryptocurrencies for payments, was spread across Poland, the Netherlands, the US and various states in India, an official said.
Darknet-based drug cartel busted with 'largest ever' LSD seizure, six arrests, says NCB
The Narcotics Control Bureau on Tuesday claimed to have busted a pan-India drugs trafficking network operating on the dark web with the "largest ever" seizure of 15,000 LSD blots in one operation and arrest of six people who are students and youngsters. LSD or lysergic acid diethylamide is a synthetic chemical based-drug and is categorised as a hallucinogen.
MHA okayed action against Sameer Wankhede, NCB informs Bombay HC
"As per CBI, the perusal of the report of enquiry prima facie discloses the commission of criminal offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act... This is the first time that NCB came to know that CBI was in process of commencing criminal action against Wankhede and accordingly asked NCB to submit prior approval under 17A of the Act," the reply seen by ET says.
Cruise drug bust bribery case: CBI quizzes Sameer Wankhede for more than 5 hours on 2nd day
Seeking quashing of the FIR, Wankhede alleged before the HC that the "draft complaint" in the 2021 drugs-on-cruise case named Aryan Khan as an accused, but it was later replaced and Aryan's name was dropped. Aryan Khan was arrested by the NCB on October 3, 2021, following the alleged drug seizure on board the Cordelia cruise ship here. He was granted bail by the high court three weeks later as the anti-drugs agency failed to substantiate its charges against him.
Mumbai: CBI questions Sameer Wankhede for more than 5 hours in cruise drug bust bribery case
The Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer was given a lunch break for around 30 minutes at around 2 pm. He returned to the CBI office and joined the investigation. He left for the day at around 4:30 pm, the official said. It was his first appearance before the agency after the case was registered against him, the official said.
Sameer Wankhede abused his position as NCB zonal director in drugs-on-cruise case: Enquiry report
The NCB set up a special enquiry team (SET) to probe the role of its former Mumbai zone chief Sameer Wankhede in the controversial drugs-on-cruise case involving superstar Shah Rukh Khan's son, Aryan Khan. The SET found a number of alleged service rule violations by Wankhede, including mis-reporting of foreign travel expenses and transactions in luxury watches.
Aryan Khan Case: Sameer Wankhede moves HC to seek quashing of CBI FIR against him
Former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) zonal director Sameer Wankhede on Friday moved a petition before the Bombay High Court seeking quashing of an FIR filed against him by the CBI for allegedly demanding Rs 25 crore bribe from superstar Shah Rukh Khan for not implicating his son Aryan Khan in the Cordelia cruise drug bust case.
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