Cruise ship narcotics bust just a symptom, actual disease is drug war facing India
3 years, 2 months ago

Cruise ship narcotics bust just a symptom, actual disease is drug war facing India

Firstpost  

Islamist terrorists snatching power in Kabul and a Bollywood superstar’s son arrested on a drug-soused cruise off the Mumbai coast look like unrelated headlines from different universes. Seeking revenge since the Narendra Modi government scrapped special status for Kashmir in 2019 and now with its proxy Taliban in the saddle in Afghanistan, Pakistan’s ISI has upped its activities to destabilise India. He was cautioning those present about Kerala’s growing drug problem, its likely source, and total silence from the authorities who refused to touch the Pinarayi Vijayan government’s Muslim vote bank. Drug busts involving celebrities like Aryan Khan are unwitting So, while Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan and others arrested must be punished if found guilty, Indians should not go to sleep satiated by schadenfreude.

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Indian Ocean is teeming with drug trade routes: Here's how India's tackling them
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Indian Ocean is teeming with drug trade routes: Here's how India's tackling them

Firstpost  

The Coast Guard takes the lead in enforcing law within India’s territorial waters. The Indian Navy covers a broader region, addressing crimes on the high seas where traffickers often exploit jurisdictional gaps Drugs like heroin, methamphetamines, and hashish are trafficked via Indian Ocean routes. The Golden Crescent and Indian Ocean drug trade The Indian Ocean serves as a crucial maritime …

Drugs worth Rs 2,000 cr seized off Gujarat coast
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Drugs worth Rs 2,000 cr seized off Gujarat coast

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In a major anti-narcotics operation, the Indian Navy, in collaboration with the Narcotics Control Bureau and Gujarat Police, intercepted a suspicious vessel off the Gujarat coast, seizing approximately 3,300 kg of drugs. Home minister Amit Shah lauded the joint operation as a "historic success," underscoring the Modi government's commitment to eradicating drug trafficking from the nation. The unregistered …

Accused in ₹21,000 crore Mundra port drugs case escapes from police custody
10 months ago

Accused in ₹21,000 crore Mundra port drugs case escapes from police custody

Hindustan Times  

Amritsar: Jobanjit Singh Sandhu, one of the accused in the Mundra port drugs haul case, has escaped from the police's custody in Punjab. He gave the police a slip after he was taken from Kutch to Amritsar to be produced in a court in connection with a separate case. Initial probe into the seizure of the largest ever single cache …

Unpacking Pak Ploy of Pushing Drugs via High Seas to India, Other Neighbours, with D-Company Help
1 year, 7 months ago

Unpacking Pak Ploy of Pushing Drugs via High Seas to India, Other Neighbours, with D-Company Help

News 18  

Pakistan is now a major hub of processing and smuggling drugs with gangster and wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim’s so-called D-Company taking care of logistics and other support, CNN-News18 has learnt. A recent operation of the Narcotics Control Bureau in which 2,525 kg of methamphetamine worth about Rs 15,000 crore in the international market was recovered has exposed a new trend, …

India ditches Pakistan route, to send food supply to Afghanistan through Iran
1 year, 9 months ago

India ditches Pakistan route, to send food supply to Afghanistan through Iran

Live Mint  

India and five central Asian countries, on March 7, expressed their shared belief that Afghanistan should not be a base for terrorist activities. During the first meeting of the India-Central Asia joint working group on Afghanistan in New Delhi, the participants discussed regional threats of terrorism, extremism, radicalisation, and drug trafficking. The country representative of the World Food Programme in …

India to send 20,000 MT of wheat to Afghanistan via Chabahar
1 year, 9 months ago

India to send 20,000 MT of wheat to Afghanistan via Chabahar

The Hindu  

India will send its next consignment of wheat as aid to Afghanistan under the Taliban regime via Chabahar, the MEA announced on Tuesday. India has used the Chabahar route in the past, prior to 2021, to send shipments of wheat to Afghanistan “To address the current humanitarian situation, Indian side announced its partnership with UNWFP for the delivery of 20,000 …

How India is caught in narcotics web of Golden Crescent and Death Triangle
1 year, 11 months ago

How India is caught in narcotics web of Golden Crescent and Death Triangle

India Today  

Earlier this month, Tamil Nadu was placed under alert and strict monitoring after Mohammed Imran, popularly known as 'kanji panai', was reported to have entered India via Rameswaram. Later, in December 2022, the National Investigative Agency arrested nine Sri Lankans from the special camp for Sri Lankan Tamil refugees at Tamil Nadu’s Tiruchirappalli over their alleged involvement in drugs and …

International drug trade | Haul of shame
2 years, 1 month ago

International drug trade | Haul of shame

India Today  

A year after India saw its biggest heroin haul—3,000 kgs at Gujarat’s Mundra port in September 2021—the channels through which international drug racketeers sneak the contraband into India on its western coast remain active. This, even as the National Investigation Agency has filed a chargesheet against 16 people, including six Afghan nationals and one Iranian, in the Mundra case. In …

Pakistan-based network's role emerges in 200kg heroin seizure on the high seas
2 years, 2 months ago

Pakistan-based network's role emerges in 200kg heroin seizure on the high seas

Hindustan Times  

Among the series of high-profile drug busts by security agencies in India, the recent seizure of 200kg of 'high-quality heroin' by the Indian Navy stands out for its signature link to Pakistan-based networks. Indian intelligence agencies have been closely monitoring the activities of the Pakistan-based transnational narcotics trafficking syndicate 'Haji Sali' drug syndicate. According to sources, intelligence agencies had received …

Drugs worth ₹350 crore siezed from Pakistani boat off Gujarat coast
2 years, 2 months ago

Drugs worth ₹350 crore siezed from Pakistani boat off Gujarat coast

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Coast Guard and the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad in a joint operation on Friday night seized around 50kg heroin from a Pakistani boat and apprehended six crew members, said a Gujarat ATS official. The joint operation was carried out during the intervening night of October 7 and 8, when a Pakistani boat ‘Al Sakar’ was observed moving suspiciously in …

Heroin worth ₹350 crore seized from Pakistani boat
2 years, 2 months ago

Heroin worth ₹350 crore seized from Pakistani boat

The Hindu  

Gujarat’s Anti Terrorist Squad in a mid-sea joint operation with Indian Coast Guard caught a Pakistani boat and recovered 50 kg heroin worth ₹350 crore in international market value and apprehended six crew members, an official said on Saturday, October 8, 2022. As per the details, the Indian Coast Guard and ATS teams intercepted Pakistani boat Al Sakar with 6 …

6 Pakistani Nationals Held with Drugs Worth Rs 200 Crore off Gujarat Coast
2 years, 3 months ago

6 Pakistani Nationals Held with Drugs Worth Rs 200 Crore off Gujarat Coast

News 18  

The Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad in a joint operation with the Indian Coast Guard seized 40 kg heroin worth Rs 200 crore from a Pakistani fishing boat in the Arabian Sea off the Gujarat coast on Wednesday, a senior ATS official said. The fishing boat carrying drugs was intercepted mid-sea by a joint team of the Coast Guard and ATS …

2 arrested by Navi Mumbai police in ₹362Cr drug haul that has links to Afghanistan, Dubai
2 years, 4 months ago

2 arrested by Navi Mumbai police in ₹362Cr drug haul that has links to Afghanistan, Dubai

Hindustan Times  

Investigations by Navi Mumbai crime branch into the ₹362Cr drug haul has revealed that the drugs were found to have links to Afghanistan and Dubai. Two persons have been arrested by Navi Mumbai police in the ₹ 362Cr drug haul that has links to Afghanistan, Dubai. The police found that the shipping container was in Afghanistan for seven months before …

₹376-crore heroin seized from Mundra port in Gujarat
2 years, 5 months ago

₹376-crore heroin seized from Mundra port in Gujarat

Hindustan Times  

The Gujarat anti-terrorist squad has seized 75 kg of heroin estimated to be worth ₹376 crore from a container at the Mundra port in Kutch district, the state police said on Tuesday. “Gujarat ATS DIG Deepan Bhadran received input from the Punjab Police about contraband being imported in a container at Mundra port about one-and-a-half to two months ago. The …

India in Afghanistan: Regaining ‘Influence’ Is Far From New Delhi’s Goals
2 years, 6 months ago

India in Afghanistan: Regaining ‘Influence’ Is Far From New Delhi’s Goals

The Quint  

Though the Afghan Foreign Ministry clearly sees the re-starting of projects as a priority, with Deputy Foreign Minister Stanekzai saying as much, the re-opening of the embassy will depend on the security that the Taliban can provide. Then there’s the reported statement from Mullah Yakub, son of Mullah Omar and who is a power to reckon with, that Kabul would …

US to Blame for Drugs Entering India, Says Taliban Govt Foreign Minister Muttaqi - News18
2 years, 6 months ago

US to Blame for Drugs Entering India, Says Taliban Govt Foreign Minister Muttaqi - News18

News 18  

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan will pay special attention to the safety and security of the Indian Embassy and Consulates, the Taliban government’s foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has told News18 in a global exclusive interview. Thanking India for extending humanitarian aid, he hoped New Delhi would resume stalled developmental projects in Afghanistan and initiate the import-export of fruits and …

Heroin Seizures Shocking But India the Conduit Not Consumer as Taliban Ships Extra Stocks to the West
2 years, 7 months ago

Heroin Seizures Shocking But India the Conduit Not Consumer as Taliban Ships Extra Stocks to the West

News 18  

The sheer frequency and quantities of heroin seizures made by multiple anti-drug and investigative agencies has been alarming but officials point out that India is not the end-consumer for these narcotic substances, but rather a transit point en route to the West. According to officials in the Narcotics Control Bureau, Taliban, which took control of Afghanistan last year, has been …

Indian authorities apprehend Pakistani ship with heroin worth Rs 280 crore
2 years, 7 months ago

Indian authorities apprehend Pakistani ship with heroin worth Rs 280 crore

Firstpost  

The Pakistani ship named ‘Al-Haj’ was apprehended in a joint operation by Anti-Terrorism Squad Gujarat and India Coast Guard Gandhinagar, Gujarat: Indian authorities on Monday apprehended a Pakistani ship on the Indian side of the Arabian sea near Gujarat, with the consignment of heroin worth Rs 280 crores. The Pakistani ship named “Al-Haj”, with 9-member crew, was apprehended in a …

Heroin worth ₹1,500 crore seized at Kandla port in Gujarat
2 years, 8 months ago

Heroin worth ₹1,500 crore seized at Kandla port in Gujarat

The Hindu  

Gujarat’s Anti Terrorist Squad, in a joint operation with the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, has seized around 260 kg of heroin worth ₹1,500 crore at the Kandla port in Kutch district of Gujarat. Earlier in February this year, in a joint operation, the Narcotics Control Bureau and the Navy had seized around 750 kg of drugs from a ship off …

300 kg heroin smuggled from Afghanistan via Iran seized at Gujarat's Kandla port
2 years, 8 months ago

300 kg heroin smuggled from Afghanistan via Iran seized at Gujarat's Kandla port

Op India  

In a big drug bust, the Gujarat Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad and the Directorate of Revenue of Intelligence on Thursday seized around 300 kg of heroin at the Kandla Port in Kutch, Gujarat. The consignment was intercepted by the DRI based on specific intelligence that high-quality heroin was being smuggled in containers from Afghanistan to Gujarat’s Kandla port via Iran. …

Why we must be prepared for a more chaotic and violent world as narco industry booms in Afghanistan
2 years, 11 months ago

Why we must be prepared for a more chaotic and violent world as narco industry booms in Afghanistan

Firstpost  

The Taliban are unabashedly trying to expand their drug income since their ‘takeover’ in mid-August. Interestingly, this year’s opium harvest in Afghanistan, completed in July, marked the fifth year in a row with production at the historic high of more than 6,000 tonnes, potentially yielding up to 320 tonnes of pure heroin to be trafficked to markets around the world. …

Customs arrest Ugandan woman with heroin worth Rs 14 crore at Delhi airport
3 years ago

Customs arrest Ugandan woman with heroin worth Rs 14 crore at Delhi airport

India TV News  

Customs officials have seized heroin worth Rs 14.14 crore from a Ugandan woman, who had come to India from Dubai, at Indira Gandhi International Airport on Tuesday. The value of the seized narcotics is approximately pegged at Rs 14.14 crore as per the prevailing international prices. The woman was intercepted at the airport, where on being searched, the officials found …

Rs 400 crore heroin seized from Pakistani boat, 6 arrested off Gujarat coast
3 years ago

Rs 400 crore heroin seized from Pakistani boat, 6 arrested off Gujarat coast

India TV News  

At least 6 Pakistani nationals were arrested with 77 kg of heroin worth Rs 400 crore off Gujarat coast in a joint operation by Gujarat ATS and Coast Guard. Acting on tip-offs, ATS and Coast Guard started patrolling from interceptor boat and in no time saw Sandigh Al Hussaini ship and surrounded it from all sides. They apprehended the Pakistani …

Heroin Worth Rs 400 Crore Seized from Pakistani Fishing Boat Off Gujarat Coast; 6 Crew Members Held
3 years ago

Heroin Worth Rs 400 Crore Seized from Pakistani Fishing Boat Off Gujarat Coast; 6 Crew Members Held

News 18  

The Coast Guard and Gujarat ATS have seized 77 kg heroin worth around Rs 400 crore after apprehending a Pakistani fishing boat in Indian waters off the Gujarat coast. Six crew members were onboard the boat named ‘Al Huseini’ which entered Indian waters illegally and has been taken to Jakhau coast in Gujarat’s Kutch district for further investigation. The @IndiaCoastGuard …

Heroin worth Rs 400 crore seized from Pak boat off Gujarat coast, 6 held
3 years ago

Heroin worth Rs 400 crore seized from Pak boat off Gujarat coast, 6 held

India Today  

A Pakistani boat 'Al Huseini' with six crew members has been apprehended in Indian waters, off the coast of Gujarat. TheIndian Coast Guard, in a joint operation with Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad, has apprehended one Pakistani fishing boat 'Al Huseini' with 6 crew in Indian waters carrying 77 kgs of heroin worth approximately Rs 400 crores," tweeted PRO Defence, Gujarat. The …

120 kg heroin worth ₹600 crore seized, 3 arrested in Gujarat
3 years, 1 month ago

120 kg heroin worth ₹600 crore seized, 3 arrested in Gujarat

The Hindu  

The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad has seized 120 kg of heroin worth ₹ 600 crore from Zinzuda village in Morbi district and arrested three people, who reportedly received the consignment via sea route from Pakistan. “This drug consignment was sent by Zahid Bashir Baloch, a resident of Pakistan, who is absconding in an earlier case pertaining to the seizure of 227 …

Customs Seizes Heroin Worth Rs 90 Cr from Two Ugandan Women at Delhi Airport
3 years, 1 month ago

Customs Seizes Heroin Worth Rs 90 Cr from Two Ugandan Women at Delhi Airport

News 18  

Customs officials have seized heroin worth Rs 90 crore from two Ugandan women, who had come to India as medical tourists, at Indira Gandhi International Airport here, an official statement issued on Saturday said. The officers seized 12.9 kg of heroin from the two passengers who had arrived from Nairobi, Kenya via Abu Dhabi during the intervening night of November …

Heroin worth Rs 175 crore hidden in oil cans imported from Afghanistan seized in Mumbai
3 years, 2 months ago

Heroin worth Rs 175 crore hidden in oil cans imported from Afghanistan seized in Mumbai

India Today  

The Mumbai Unit of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has seized 25 kilograms of heroin imported from Afghanistan, officials said. Based on an intelligence input, a container was intercepted by the officials at EFC Logistics India Private Limited CFS of Maharashtra’s Nhava Sheva port and a detailed examination was carried out by a team of DRI Mumbai officers on October …

Mundra Port Drug Haul: Afghan National Who Fled to Kabul Booked Container, Reveal Arrested Co-accused
3 years, 3 months ago

Mundra Port Drug Haul: Afghan National Who Fled to Kabul Booked Container, Reveal Arrested Co-accused

News 18  

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence have arrested two Afghan nationals after nearly 3,000 kg of heroin from Afghanistan was seized at the Mundra Port, located in coastal Gujarat’s Kutch district. This person had also booked the container,” sources told CNN News18 on Thursday, adding that the third accused left India for Afghanistan in June this year. Sources further told News18 …

Why has Gujarat become preferred route for drug smuggling: Congress
3 years, 3 months ago

Why has Gujarat become preferred route for drug smuggling: Congress

The Hindu  

Days after the biggest seizure of drugs at a private port in Gujarat, the Congress on Tuesday asked why the State has become a preferred route for smugglers of narcotics. Mr. Khera said a Coast Guard vessel had been seized with approximately 1,500 kg heroin in July 2017; five Pakistani nationals were caught in January 2020 mid-sea while trying to …

Pakistan-Taliban Drug Nexus? Dispatched from Kandahar, 'Talc' Worth Rs 21,000 Cr Seized in Gujarat
3 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan-Taliban Drug Nexus? Dispatched from Kandahar, 'Talc' Worth Rs 21,000 Cr Seized in Gujarat

News 18  

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized two containers at Gujarat’s Mundra Port last week with drugs worth Rs 21,000 crore. It’s difficult to assess total cost right now but this is almost 3000 Kgs and total cost can be around 21,000 crore,” said sources. It reads, specific intelligence was developed by DRI that a consignment imported by M/s Aashi Trading …

Iranian boat with drug consignment, 7 crew apprehended off Gujarat
3 years, 3 months ago

Iranian boat with drug consignment, 7 crew apprehended off Gujarat

The Hindu  

In a joint operation, the Indian Coast Guard and Anti-Terrorist Squad of the Gujarat Police apprehended an Iranian boat off the Gujarat coast carrying over 30 kg heroin worth more than ₹150 crore in the international market. In April this year, eight Pakistani nationals onboard a boat were apprehended with heroin worth around ₹150 crore off the Gujarat coast in …

Gujarat: Heroin worth Rs 9,000 crore seized from Mundra Port
3 years, 3 months ago

Gujarat: Heroin worth Rs 9,000 crore seized from Mundra Port

India Today  

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence have reportedly seized containers with heroin worth an estimated Rs 9,000 crore from Mundra Port in Gujarat’s Kutch, according to sources. The containers were allegedly imported from Afghanistan to Mundra Port by Ashi Trading Firm that is based in Andhra Pradesh’s Vijayawada. The exporting firm had allegedly identified the shipment as "talcum powder". The exporting …

DRI Seizes Drugs Worth Rs 2,000 Crore from Mundra Port
3 years, 3 months ago

DRI Seizes Drugs Worth Rs 2,000 Crore from Mundra Port

News 18  

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized two shipping containers at the Mundra Port that had arrived from Afghanistan with at least Rs 2,000 crore narcotics. Declared at the Customs desk as talcum powder, the DRI took a sample of the product and had the powder analysed. It confirmed the presence of heroin, expected to be worth at least Rs 2,000 …

Gujarat ATS arrests man wanted for smuggling of heroin worth Rs 2,650 crore
3 years, 4 months ago

Gujarat ATS arrests man wanted for smuggling of heroin worth Rs 2,650 crore

India Today  

The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad arrested Shahid Sumra, wanted in four big cases, from Delhi airport on Thursday morning. MAJOR DRUG SEIZURES OFF GUJARAT COAST In July 2017, a merchant navy ship was intercepted by the Indian Coast Guard and Gujarat ATS off the Porbandar coast with heroin worth Rs 1,500 crore. In August 2018, the Gujarat ATS arrested Aziz Bhagad …

Major Drug Bust In Delhi: Heroin Worth Rs 2,500 Crore Seized, 4 Arrested
3 years, 5 months ago

Major Drug Bust In Delhi: Heroin Worth Rs 2,500 Crore Seized, 4 Arrested

ABP News  

New Delhi: In one of the biggest drug busts conducted, the Special Cell of Delhi Police on Saturday seized 354 kilograms of heroin worth Rs 2,500 crores and arrested four people, including an Afghan national, in connection with the matter. Special Commissioner of Police, Special Cell, Neeraj Thakur, while briefing the media in this regard on Saturday, said the operation …

Major drug trafficking racket busted, 8 Pakistan nationals held with heroin worth Rs 150 cr off Gujarat coast
3 years, 8 months ago

Major drug trafficking racket busted, 8 Pakistan nationals held with heroin worth Rs 150 cr off Gujarat coast

India TV News  

Eight Pakistani nationals onboard a boat were apprehended with heroin worth around Rs 150 crore off the Gujarat coast in the Arabian Sea early Thursday morning, the state ATS said. Based on a specific tip-off, a joint team of the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad and the Indian Coast Guard caught the boat, in an operation carried out near the Jakhau port …

Delhi: NCB arrests 4 Afghans for heroin trafficking
4 years, 2 months ago

Delhi: NCB arrests 4 Afghans for heroin trafficking

India Today  

The Narcotics Control Bureau on Saturday busted an international module of drugs trafficking and arrested four Afghanistan nationals involved in the crime. "Further probe resulted in the arrest of four Afghan nationals who were staying as refugees in Delhi," NCB zonal director KPS Malhotra was quoted as saying in a statement. The mastermind of the heroin trafficking racket is Afghanistan-based …

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