Police bust drug trade in Coimbatore city, Thondamuthur; seize methamphetamine, prescription tablets
7 months, 1 week ago

Police bust drug trade in Coimbatore city, Thondamuthur; seize methamphetamine, prescription tablets

The Hindu  

The Coimbatore City Police on Thursday arrested five persons and seized methamphetamine and prescription tablets from them. The arrested have been identified as Praveen Shetty, 36, Arvind Nagar in Dharwad in Karnataka; Coimbatore natives Shahul Hameed, 27, of Kurichi junction; K. Murugan, 27, of Sowripalayam; Akbar Ali, 28, of Sunnambu Kalvai near Karumbukadai; and Riyaz Khan, 24, of Kuniyamuthur. Coimbatore City Police Commissioner V. Balakrishnan said the accused persons from the city procured the drugs from Praveen Shetty. In a separate incident, a special team of Coimbatore District Superintendent of Police V. Badrinarayanan on Wednesday arrested six Assam natives, including three women, from Thondamuthur on charges of possessing an opium-based drug.

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10 arrested in two days; ganja, meth seized
2 weeks, 3 days ago

10 arrested in two days; ganja, meth seized

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Eight persons have been arrested by the city police in three drug busts at Washermenpet, Koyembedu and Ambattur. In Washermenpet, police arrested four persons for smuggling and selling 3,700 drug tablets on Thursday. At Koyambedu, police arrested two history sheeters — Dheena alias Gopalakrishnan of Nerkundram and Thirunavukarasu of Virugambakkam — on Thursday for selling ganja and drugs to …

Synthetic drug rings face heat as Chennai police unit goes high on crackdown
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Synthetic drug rings face heat as Chennai police unit goes high on crackdown

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Greater Chennai Police’s newly-formed Anti-Narcotics Intelligence Unit has broken the back of the synthetic drug trade in the city by conducting comprehensive probes covering even the financial trail and identified the presence of around 38 networks with links to African dealers in Bengaluru and New Delhi and possible international kingpins. The ANIU has booked 40 cases pertaining to synthetic …

Tumakuru police seize 1,700 tapentadol tablets sold over the counter
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Tumakuru police seize 1,700 tapentadol tablets sold over the counter

The Hindu  

Ahead of the New Year, the Tumakuru police cracked down on drug peddlers and booked 32 cases and seized 1,720 tapentadol and aspadol tablets since November. The police have also seized 44 kg of marijauna and tapentadol, a narcotic pain reliever, and aspadol, used to treat moderate to severe acute pain, totally worth ₹19.3 lakh. Even though the Drugs Control …

Pune police bust MD drug racket, 2 held
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Pune police bust MD drug racket, 2 held

Hindustan Times  

The crime branch unit of Pune city police on Friday arrested two individuals involved in a Methylenedioxymethamphetamine drug racket and seized 74 grams of drugs valued at ₹14.60 lakh, along with a country-made pistol and two live rounds. Along with drugs police also seized a country-made pistol and two live rounds. Nikhil Pingale, deputy commissioner of police, said, ”We have …

Over 700 kg meth seized from Iranian boat off Gujarat coast, 8 arrested
1 month, 1 week ago

Over 700 kg meth seized from Iranian boat off Gujarat coast, 8 arrested

India Today  

The Indian Navy, Narcotics Control Bureau and the Anti-Terrorism Squad unit of the Gujarat Police seized over 500 kg of drugs from an Iranian boat in a joint operation off the Porbandar Coast on Friday. On October 29, seven people were arrested at the Ahmedabad airport for trying to smuggle 1.75 kg of hybrid marijuana worth Rs 2.11 crore into …

Kovai cops crack inter-state drug racket, seize 7,800 pills
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kovai cops crack inter-state drug racket, seize 7,800 pills

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: In a chain of crackdowns against drug smuggling rackets, the Coimbatore City police have arrested two persons and seized 7,800 sedative painkiller pills worth over Rs 25 lakh on Friday, which were prescribed as scheduled drugs. One of the arrested was working as an attendant at an AC coach of Hisar Express and smuggled the drug consignment from Rajasthan …

Methamphetamine Cartel Busts in Greater Noida, Led by Mexican Drug Cartel Members
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Methamphetamine Cartel Busts in Greater Noida, Led by Mexican Drug Cartel Members

Op India  

A large narcotics cartel has been busted in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The authorities confiscated 95 kg of both liquid and solid methamphetamine, and arrested four people, including a businessman, a warden, and a pharmacist. The operation was prompted by a tip that a laboratory was being set up in the NCR to produce synthetic narcotics. The drugs were found …

Meth Lab Busts in Greater Noida, 95 kg Drugs Seized, Tihar Jail Warden Arrested
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Meth Lab Busts in Greater Noida, 95 kg Drugs Seized, Tihar Jail Warden Arrested

India Today  

A meth lab has been busted in Greater Noida, with 95 kg of drugs being seized. The operation was conducted after intelligence about a clandestine laboratory involved in the production of synthetic drugs for both domestic use and export was received. The raid resulted in the arrest of four suspects, including a Delhi-based businessman, a Mumbai-based chemist, and a Tihar …

Five Arrested for Drug Possession and Sale in Chennai
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Five Arrested for Drug Possession and Sale in Chennai

The Hindu  

Five persons have been arrested in Chennai for the possession and sale of narcotics in two separate cases. The police found 2 g of amphetamine and heroin each from two individuals in separate incidents. The arrested have been remanded in judicial custody, and investigations into the cases are ongoing.

Police Seize 300 Grams of Methamphetamine in Ramanathapuram, Arcot District
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Police Seize 300 Grams of Methamphetamine in Ramanathapuram, Arcot District

The Hindu  

Police in Ramanathapuram have arrested two persons with 300 grams of methamphetamine. The drug, worth approximately ₹32 lakh in the domestic market, was found during a police raid in the district. The two arrested individuals, Mohammed Harris and Jagadeesh, are kingpin and retail seller, respectively, and were involved in the supply of methamphetamine from Chennai to Ramanathapuram. The police have …

Seven Arrested for Peddling Prescription Drugs Sourced from Kerala
2 months ago

Seven Arrested for Peddling Prescription Drugs Sourced from Kerala

The Hindu  

Seven persons have been arrested in Coimbatore for peddling prescription drugs sourced from Kerala. The arrested have been identified as J. Newton, 27, of Devarayapuram, K. Ramesh, 25, P. Soundarraj, 26, and K. Ragul, 24, of Chettipalayam near Perur, Mohammed Anas, 30, of Vincent Road at Ukkadam, G. Ramprasath, 36, of Chokkampudur and B. Sudarsanan of Mannarkkad in Palakkad district, …

Massive Drug Seizure in Gujarat: 400 kg of Drugs Seized from Factory
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2 months ago

Massive Drug Seizure in Gujarat: 400 kg of Drugs Seized from Factory

Hindustan Times  

Gujarat police have seized 427 kg and 141 gm of methamphetamine (MD) drug from a factory in Ankleshwar industrial area in Bharuch district. The drugs were seized based on inputs from a central intelligence agency about an international narcotic drug cartel smuggling cocaine into Delhi. The consignment also contained 40 kg of hydroponic marijuana, marking the first such seizure in …

Haryana-based chemist arrested for supplying prescription drugs to Coimbatore peddlers
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Haryana-based chemist arrested for supplying prescription drugs to Coimbatore peddlers

The Hindu  

A special team of the Coimbatore City Police has arrested a Haryana-based drug distributor on charges of supplying prescription drugs to peddlers in Coimbatore. On July 16, the police arrested five persons, namely Mujib Rahman, 27, of Tippu Nagar at Saramedu near Karumbukadai; M. Krishnan, 24, of Muniappan Kovil Street on Thadagam Road at R.S. City Police Commissioner V. Balakrishnan …

MD supply racket busted; cops seize contraband worth ₹1 cr
4 months, 1 week ago

MD supply racket busted; cops seize contraband worth ₹1 cr

Hindustan Times  

Pune: Anti-narcotics cell sleuths of the Pune crime branch arrested three persons and seized the narcotic substance Mephedrone worth ₹1 crore from their possession from an apartment in Tingre Nagar, officials said on Saturday. Pune crime branch anti-narcotics cell sleuths arrested three persons and seized Mephedrone worth ₹ 1 crore from their possession. ) Senior police inspector Ulhas Kadam said, …

Four arrested in multimillion-dollar meth lab bust in South Africa
5 months ago

Four arrested in multimillion-dollar meth lab bust in South Africa

Al Jazeera  

More than $100m worth of chemicals used in the manufacturing of illicit drugs were seized in raid, police say. South African police have uncovered an industrial-scale meth lab and arrested four suspects, including two Mexicans, in one of the country’s biggest-ever drug busts. Law enforcement agents found large quantities of chemicals, such as acetone, used in the manufacturing of illicit …

Police arrest Hubballi chemist who supplied prescription drugs to Coimbatore peddlers
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Police arrest Hubballi chemist who supplied prescription drugs to Coimbatore peddlers

The Hindu  

Nearly two months after busting a group of peddlers who had been selling prescription drugs and other narcotics in Coimbatore, the city police have arrested a Hubballi-based pharmacist on charges of being a key supplier. Investigations by the police revealed that Vasanth Shetty had supplied prescription drugs like tapentadol tablets and nitrazepam to a group of peddlers in Coimbatore. The …

24 lakh pills seized from drug smuggler’s house in Bathinda
5 months, 3 weeks ago

24 lakh pills seized from drug smuggler’s house in Bathinda

Hindustan Times  

The Bathinda district police and drug authorities on Thursday seized more than 24 lakh tablets and capsules which were to be used by drug addicts. Talwandi Sabo’s deputy superintendent of police Rajesh Snehi Batta said that as per the print rate, the seized drugs were worth ₹5.35 crore. He said the district drug control authorities were part of the operation …

9,008 kg of ganja worth ₹11 crore seized in Khammam district in last six years
5 months, 3 weeks ago

9,008 kg of ganja worth ₹11 crore seized in Khammam district in last six years

The Hindu  

Khammam Police Commissioner Sunil Dutt on Wednesday called upon youth to play a proactive role in spearheading a vigorous anti-drug awareness campaign as a social movement to combat drug menace. He was speaking before flagging off an awareness rally against drug abuse held in Khammmam to mark the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking here on Wednesday. Mr. …

Police, Drugs Department join hands to curb prescription drug abuse in Coimbatore
6 months, 1 week ago

Police, Drugs Department join hands to curb prescription drug abuse in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

The police and the Drugs Control Department are working together to curb the sale and abuse of prescription drugs in Coimbatore in the wake of a major haul of tapentadol tablets in May, and recurring cases thereafter. Coimbatore City Police Commissioner V. Balakrishnan said most of these prescription drugs, which are misused, are smuggled from Karnataka and other States. According …

IT employees, women in clientele of peddlers involved in methamphetamine trade in Coimbatore
6 months, 1 week ago

IT employees, women in clientele of peddlers involved in methamphetamine trade in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

The clientele of a group of drug peddlers, who were arrested by the police last month for selling methamphetamine, included many youngsters and IT professionals from the city. Fazil of South Ukkadam, Mohammed Arshith of Karumbukadai, I. Ijas of South Ukkadam and Bevin of Sungam were arrested by the enforcement bureau of Coimbatore City Police with 102 grams of methamphetamine …

Drug seizures: Four held in three different cases in Telangana
8 months, 1 week ago

Drug seizures: Four held in three different cases in Telangana

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: In three separate operations, the sleuths of Rachakonda Special Operations Team seized 1.5 kg of opium, 26 g of heroin and 5 kg of poppy straw in the city. The police apprehended four drug peddlers, hailing from Bihar and Rajasthan, and also detained three consumers. In the first case, the Maheshwaram Zone SOT along with Balapur police apprehended two …

Police busts drug factory in Sangli, seizes 122 kg of MD
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Police busts drug factory in Sangli, seizes 122 kg of MD

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The crime branch on Monday busted a drug factory in Sangli district and seized 122 kg of high-quality mephedrone, ₹15 lakh cash, and gold worth around ₹253 crore. Earlier, in this case, the police arrested four people last month and seized 4 kilograms of MD from them and based on their interrogation, the police got leads to the factory. …

Telangana authorities bust pharma unit selling counterfeit drugs, 5 arrested
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana authorities bust pharma unit selling counterfeit drugs, 5 arrested

India Today  

The Drugs Control Administration of Telangana and the Hyderabad Police Commissioner’s Task Force have busted a drug manufacturing unit in Uttarakhand that was producing and selling counterfeit drugs containing chalk powder with labels of reputed pharmaceutical companies such as Cipla and GlaxoSmithKline. According to an official statement by the state's Drugs Control Administration, searches were conducted at a pharmaceutical factory …

30 kg of methamphetamine worth ₹90 crore seized in train at Madurai
9 months, 3 weeks ago

30 kg of methamphetamine worth ₹90 crore seized in train at Madurai

The Hindu  

In a well-planned operation, sleuths of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Chennai Zone seized 36 kg of methamphetamine, worth around ₹180 crore, at Madurai Junction and the Kondungaiyur dump in Chennai on Friday, February 29, 2024. Acting on information that a passenger, travelling on Pothigai Express to Madurai from Chennai on Thursday would carry narcotic substances, DRI sleuths staked out …

Coimbatore City Police arrest 440 drug peddlers in 10 months
1 year, 1 month ago

Coimbatore City Police arrest 440 drug peddlers in 10 months

The Hindu  

The Coimbatore City Police have arrested a total of 440 drug peddlers in the past 10 months. According to the city police, these 440 peddlers, mostly involved in selling ganja, were arrested in 243 cases. During the investigations of some of the crimes this year, the police found strong links between drug peddlers and rowdy elements in the city. In …

Police seize almost £800,000 worth of illegal prescription tablets
1 year, 1 month ago

Police seize almost £800,000 worth of illegal prescription tablets

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Potential harm to the public has been reduced with the …

Mumbai Police recovers drugs worth Rs 1.18 crore, four persons arrested
1 year, 2 months ago

Mumbai Police recovers drugs worth Rs 1.18 crore, four persons arrested

India TV News  

The Mumbai Police's Anti-Narcotics Cell arrested four drug peddlers in the Santa Cruz area of the city with high-quality drugs, said police on Saturday. 1.7 gm charas, 950 gm hydro ganja powder seized As per information received from the police, there was intelligence indicating that some individuals were involved in drug trafficking near the Trumpet Sky Lounge and Club Bombay …

Police arrest three, seize MDMA worth ₹9 lakh in Mangaluru
1 year, 4 months ago

Police arrest three, seize MDMA worth ₹9 lakh in Mangaluru

The Hindu  

The Central Crime Branch personnel of the city police on Sunday, August 13, arrested three persons on charges of selling methylenedioxymethamphetamine, seized a car used for transporting the narcotic drug and MDMA worth ₹9 lakh. Imran Moodushedde was facing nine cases, including murder, drug peddling, robbery, house tresspass and drug consumption reported from different police station limits in the city. …

Assam police arrest two drug peddlers from Cachar with ₹35-crore consignment
1 year, 4 months ago

Assam police arrest two drug peddlers from Cachar with ₹35-crore consignment

Hindustan Times  

The Assam Police on Wednesday arrested two suspected drug peddlers, including a 33-year-old resident of Manipur’s Churachandpur district, from Assam’s Cachar with a large consignment of narcotic drugs worth ₹35 crore. Cachar superintendent of police Numal Mahatta told reporters that they acted based on intel received on Wednesday and launched an opertion in Cachar’s Baskandi Market area. Assam chief minister …

Maha: Police Recover Drugs Worth Rs 9 Lakh From Two Places, Nigerian Among Four Held
1 year, 5 months ago

Maha: Police Recover Drugs Worth Rs 9 Lakh From Two Places, Nigerian Among Four Held

News 18  

Police have recovered drugs worth more than Rs nine lakh during two operations conducted in Thane and Raigad districts of Maharashtra and arrested four persons, including a Nigerian national, officials said on Thursday. ”The Navi Mumbai police detained a man around 2 am on July 11 on a street in Kharghar and seized from his possession 53.56 grams of methaqualone, …

Youth, two law students arrested for selling drugs in Udupi
1 year, 6 months ago

Youth, two law students arrested for selling drugs in Udupi

Deccan Chronicle  

Mangaluru/Udupi: Continuing their crackdown on drug trafficking, police officials in Mangaluru and Udupi have arrested individuals who were allegedly trying to sell methylenedioxy methamphetamine, a banned substance. The Mangaluru CCB police, led by ACP PA Hegde, received credible information about the storage and distribution of MDMA near a house in Bagambila, Deralakatte. Acting on the tipoff, the police arrested Akshat …

Mumbai gang supplying drugs to IT circles in Hyderabad, suspect police
1 year, 10 months ago

Mumbai gang supplying drugs to IT circles in Hyderabad, suspect police

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing busted a major drug-supplying racket operating from Mumbai and arrested four persons, suspecting this gang has penetrated more in the IT circles in the city, supplying drugs to techies, particularly women. A thorough interrogation of Dinesh would lead to the MDMA manufacturing units in Mumbai, through which city police hope to crack down on …

Drugs seized after alleged discovery of methamphetamine lab at Chapel Hill
1 year, 11 months ago

Drugs seized after alleged discovery of methamphetamine lab at Chapel Hill

ABC  

Detectives have allegedly busted a backyard methamphetamine manufacturing operation and seized a large quantity of drugs from a property south of Adelaide, police say. Key points: Detectives arrived at the Chapel Hill property on Wednesday and searched it for two days Police said drugs were seized and detectives uncovered a lab for manufacturing methamphetamine Two men, aged 35 and 54, …

Drug inflow to Hyderabad city continues unabated
1 year, 11 months ago

Drug inflow to Hyderabad city continues unabated

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The drug mafia has strengthened its hold on Hyderabad, which is fast turning into a popular hub of development and real estate, with the influx of people from all parts of the country, the police said. While gangs of Nigerians have been arrested in the past for trading cocaine, heroin and other synthetic drugs, the police said that bulk …

Seizure of MDMA, LCD, crystal meth, a sign of active synthetic drug network in Coimbatore district
2 years, 2 months ago

Seizure of MDMA, LCD, crystal meth, a sign of active synthetic drug network in Coimbatore district

The Hindu  

The arrest of two men from Theni with Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, Lysergic Acid Diethylamide and Methamphetamine from Kinathukadavu here late on Saturday could be a sign of an active network selling synthetic drugs in Coimbatore district, the police suspect. Preliminary investigation by the police revealed that the accused, M. Ramkumar of Uthamapalayam and R. Kishore Ahammed of Cumbum in Theni district, visited …

Drugs, liquor seized from different parts of Kerala
2 years, 2 months ago

Drugs, liquor seized from different parts of Kerala

Deccan Chronicle  

Palakkad/Kottayam/Thrissur: A large quantity of ganja and liquor were seized from different parts of Kerala on Sunday morning by the police in the wake of massive 'No to Drugs' campaign launched by the state government recently. A team from Thalayolaparambu police station in Kottayam district arrested two persons early in the morning allegedly with a huge quantity of ganja, an …

Meth, Cocaine Worth Rs 1,476 Crore Seized in Navi Mumbai
2 years, 2 months ago

Meth, Cocaine Worth Rs 1,476 Crore Seized in Navi Mumbai

News 18  

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has seized crystal methamphetamine and cocaine collectively worth Rs 1,476 crore from neighbouring Navi Mumbai, officials said on Saturday. A total of 198 kg of high-purity crystal methamphetamine and nine kg of high-purity cocaine were seized at Vashi, said an official. The central agency’s Mumbai zonal unit had received a tip-off about a consignment of …

Three arrested with 300 painkiller tablets in Coimbatore
2 years, 4 months ago

Three arrested with 300 painkiller tablets in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

The Periyanaickenpalayam police on Sunday arrested three persons on charges of possessing and selling prescription drugs. The police seized 300 tablets of a pain killer, syringes and sodium chloride injection from them. The police apprehended them with the prescription drugs, 525 g of ganja and other materials during a vehicle check near Puthupalayam railway bridge, Periyanaickenpalayam. The police seized the …

Delhi: Drugs worth over Rs 30 lakh seized, two arrested
2 years, 10 months ago

Delhi: Drugs worth over Rs 30 lakh seized, two arrested

India Today  

Continuing the drive against drug smuggling, a team of the Narcotics Cell, Crime Branch seized drugs worth over Rs 30 lakh and arrested three people for supplying the contraband in Delhi on Friday. Based on a tip-off, a police team laid a trap near the Vidhuth apartment in the Mandawali area, where a drug supplier, identified as Ineet alias Jassu, …

Methamphetamine Worth Rs 1 Cr Seized in Gujarat Railway Station; Three Held
3 years, 2 months ago

Methamphetamine Worth Rs 1 Cr Seized in Gujarat Railway Station; Three Held

News 18  

The Narcotics Control Bureau arrested three persons for alleged possession of nearly 1 kg of methamphetamine, worth Rs 1 crore, at a railway station in Gujarat, an official said on Friday. Based on a tip-off, the NCB’s zonal unit nabbed a drug peddler and two local receivers at Kalupur railway station on Wednesday, zonal director of NCB, S K Mishra …

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