Drug hauls from Gujarat | ‘Ease of doing drug business’, asks Rahul Gandhi in an attack on PM Modi
2 years, 4 months ago

Drug hauls from Gujarat | ‘Ease of doing drug business’, asks Rahul Gandhi in an attack on PM Modi

The Hindu  

Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on August 22 targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over repeated drug hauls from Gujarat and questioned his silence on the issue. “Why are NCB and other government agencies still not able to nab ‘Narcos’ running drug cartels in Gujarat? प्रधानमंत्री जी, कब तक मौन रहेंगे, जवाब तो देना ही पड़ेगा। — Rahul Gandhi August 22, 2022 His comments came days after the Anti Narcotics Cell of the Mumbai Police busted a mephedrone manufacturing unit in Gujarat and seized drugs worth ₹1,026 crore. In Ahmedabad, party’s social media head Supriya Shrinate launched a website and missed call number to target the ruling party “Private ports like Mundra and Pipavav in Gujarat have become gateways to bring drugs into the country.

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Workshop on Drug Prevention and Substance Abuse in Anantapur
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Workshop on Drug Prevention and Substance Abuse in Anantapur

Deccan Chronicle  

An awareness workshop on drug prevention and substance abuse was organised in Anantapur. The event was organised by Nehru Yuva Kendra and the Pragathi Padham Youth Association. The workshop brought together prominent personalities such as Bisathi Bharath, Dr. Garugu Balaji, and Kuruba Jaya Maruthi. The workshop aimed to raise awareness about the dangers of drug abuse and to encourage youth …

Drugs Worth Rs 250 Crore Seized in Gujarat's Bharuch District: A War Against Drugs
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2 months ago

Drugs Worth Rs 250 Crore Seized in Gujarat's Bharuch District: A War Against Drugs

ABP News  

Drugs worth Rs 250 crore were seized in a joint operation by Surat and Bharuch Police in Gujarat. The director of Avsar Enterprise, Vishal Patel, and two others were arrested during the raid. The operation is part of a broader crackdown by Gujarat Police on drug trafficking, with previous seizures worth billions of rupees. The seizure is a significant step …

Massive Drug Recovery in Delhi and Gujarat: A Global Cartel's Grip on the Region
2 months ago

Massive Drug Recovery in Delhi and Gujarat: A Global Cartel's Grip on the Region

India Today  

A series of drug recoveries in Delhi and Gujarat have revealed a larger menace, with Rs 5,000 crore worth of cocaine being seized in various operations. The seizures have been linked to a larger international cartel operating in the western region, with local support. The authorities are investigating the smuggling process and the involvement of local gangs and cartels.

Drugs haul worth Rs 850 cr in 15 days: Why Gujarat says it's winning the narcotics war
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Drugs haul worth Rs 850 cr in 15 days: Why Gujarat says it's winning the narcotics war

India Today  

Gujarat’s war on mysterious unclaimed drugs washing up on its shores in Kutch and Saurashtra continues for the second consecutive year. During the recent three-day legislative assembly session, minister of state for home Harsh Sanghavi said the state agencies had recovered drugs worth Rs 850 crore in the first fortnight of August alone. Sanghavi claimed in the legislative assembly that …

Amit Shah says illicit drug trade not only a challenge for India but also a global issue
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Amit Shah says illicit drug trade not only a challenge for India but also a global issue

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Sunday virtually inaugurated the zonal office of the Narcotics Control Bureau here, even as he said consumption of contraband in Chhattisgarh was higher than the national average. Reiterating Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resolve of a drug-free India by 2047, the Home Minister said that apart from ruining the country’s young …

Telangana MP urges Central government to control drug trade in the country
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana MP urges Central government to control drug trade in the country

The Hindu  

Rajya Sabha member Anil Kumar Yadav has raised the growing menace of drugs in the country, particularly in Telangana and urged the government to change its focus from “drug abuse” to “drug trade” and take effective measures to prevent illegal trafficking of drugs into the country. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, he recalled how a huge haul of …

Police seized drugs worth ₹4,131 crore till May this year
5 months, 1 week ago

Police seized drugs worth ₹4,131 crore till May this year

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Thursday that because of the state government’s zero tolerance policy towards the narcotics trade, the state anti-narcotics department seized drugs worth ₹4,131 crore in the first five months of this year, which is over four times more than last year’s seizure. HT Image He said this while replying to a question raised …

Waiting for independent confirmation from India: Pakistan on arrest of 14 people with drugs from Gujarat coast
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Waiting for independent confirmation from India: Pakistan on arrest of 14 people with drugs from Gujarat coast

India TV News  

Pakistan said on Thursday that it was waiting for an independent confirmation about an Indian claim regarding the arrest of over a dozen people with 86 kg of drugs from a Pakistani boat off the Gujarat coast. The Indian Coast Guard said on Sunday that it seized 86 kg of drugs worth Rs 600 crore from a Pakistani boat and …

14 Pakistani nationals arrested off Gujarat coast with drugs worth ₹600 crore
7 months, 3 weeks ago

14 Pakistani nationals arrested off Gujarat coast with drugs worth ₹600 crore

Hindustan Times  

The Indian security forces on Sunday arrested 14 Pakistani nationals off the Gujarat coast and seized 86 kilograms of contraband drugs worth around ₹600 crore from their possession, officials said. A senior Gujarat ATS official said they received intelligence input that Pakistani drug lord Haji Aslam alias Babu Baloch was trying to smuggle mephedrone drugs from Karachi port using fishing …

PM failed to control drug menace in the country, says Congress leader Selvaperunthugai
9 months, 2 weeks ago

PM failed to control drug menace in the country, says Congress leader Selvaperunthugai

New Indian Express  

When asked about AIADMK functionary D Jayakumar’s remarks on Congress allying with the AIADMK, Selvaperunthugai said that the AIADMK has always been keen on allying with the Congress, but the same did not materialise as the DMK is a long-time ally of the Congress. On state BJP chief K Annamalai’s accusation that Tamil Nadu is the drug capital of the …

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 …

Drugs worth Rs 5,956 crore seized by Gujarat Police in two years: Government
10 months, 1 week ago

Drugs worth Rs 5,956 crore seized by Gujarat Police in two years: Government

India TV News  

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat police have confiscated drugs worth Rs 5,956 crore and apprehended 48 foreign nationals involved in drug trafficking during the last two years, the state government informed in the assembly on Wednesday. During the question hour, Congress MLA Geniben Thakor inquired whether the state government intends to arrest individuals involved in the operations at the Mundra port following …

Opposition stages protest over drug menace, claims Maharashtra ministers shielding racketeer Lalit Patil
1 year ago

Opposition stages protest over drug menace, claims Maharashtra ministers shielding racketeer Lalit Patil

The Hindu  

Leaders from the Opposition parties staged a protest against the Maharashtra Government over the drug menace in the State, and alleged that some ministers were shielding drug racketeer Lalit Patil. Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly Vijay Wadettiwar, leader of opposition in the council Ambadas Danve, MLC Satej Patil and several other legislators took part in the protest. Talking …

Why rampant drug seizures on high seas off Gujarat coast are alarming
1 year, 9 months ago

Why rampant drug seizures on high seas off Gujarat coast are alarming

India Today  

On a dark night in the first week of March, sleuths of the Indian Coast Guard and Gujarat’s Anti-Terrorist Squad chased a boat on the high seas off the coast near Okha, Jamnagar. Since August 2021, the Gujarat ATS has seized 1,048 kilos of drugs, worth Rs 5,416.5 crore, and arrested many suspects—46 Pakistanis, seven Iranians, three Afghans, a Nigerian …

How are drug prices regulated in India? | In Focus podcast
1 year, 11 months ago

How are drug prices regulated in India? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

In mid-December, a government department told the Kerala High Court that Ribociclib, a drug prescribed for a type of breast cancer, did not meet the conditions necessary to issue a compulsory licence. Drug prices have evoked national interest following the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw widespread reporting of desperate patients turning to the black market for drugs and devices. How are …

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 …

Mapped drugs network in 472 districts, will spare no one: Amit Shah in LS
2 years ago

Mapped drugs network in 472 districts, will spare no one: Amit Shah in LS

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said the government will come down heavily on drug traffickers adding that in two years, those involved in such businesses will not be spared. The home minister said the government will set up district level Narco Coordination Center and asked leaders to not politicise India’s war against drugs menace. Replying to a debate …

Over tenfold increase in poll-related contraband in Gujarat: Election Commission
2 years ago

Over tenfold increase in poll-related contraband in Gujarat: Election Commission

The Hindu  

November 30, 2022 01:55 pm | Updated December 01, 2022 09:23 am IST - NEW DELHI Seizures of poll-related contraband in the run-up to the Gujarat Assembly elections have been more than tenfold higher than they were in 2017, the Election Commission of India said here on the eve of the first phase of elections in the State. According to …

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 …

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 …

Rahul Gandhi logic: Drugs seized in Mundra port mean govt's failure
2 years, 3 months ago

Rahul Gandhi logic: Drugs seized in Mundra port mean govt's failure

Op India  

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi unleashed another rant against the BJP and the Adani group on Monday, September 5, while addressing the ‘Parivartan Sankalp’ convention of the Congress’ ‘booth warriors’ at the Sabarmati riverfront in Gujarat. What is the reason that drugs is recovered every two-three months at Mundra Port: Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat pic.twitter.com/C2bYrUrGZf — DeshGujarat September 5, 2022 …

'Who brings drugs in Gujarat on such huge scale?' Arvind Kejriwal on Punjab haul
2 years, 3 months ago

'Who brings drugs in Gujarat on such huge scale?' Arvind Kejriwal on Punjab haul

Hindustan Times  

Arvind Kejriwal, who has been putting in massive effort to step up the AAP’s presence in Gujarat, on Sunday raised a few questions after the Punjab Police gave an update on a big drug haul. In a video, shared on Twitter, Gaurav Yadav, Director General of Police, is heard talking about a “massive success” achieved in the campaign against drugs …

'Ease of Doing Drug Business': Rahul Attacks PM Over Gujarat 'Drug Hauls'
2 years, 4 months ago

'Ease of Doing Drug Business': Rahul Attacks PM Over Gujarat 'Drug Hauls'

News 18  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over multiple drug hauls from Gujarat and asked for how long he would be silent on the matter. His attack came days after the Anti Narcotics Cell of Mumbai Police busted a mephedrone manufacturing unit in Gujarat and seized drugs worth Rs 1,026 crore. “Why are NCB and other …

OPINION | Leaders should rise above party politics on drugs issue
2 years, 4 months ago

OPINION | Leaders should rise above party politics on drugs issue

India TV News  

India’s arch enemy Pakistan is working on a diabolical plan to push huge quantities of drugs into India to destroy our young generations. In my primetime show ‘Aaj Ki Baat’ telecast on Monday night on India TV, we showed a live video of an encounter between a joint team of Coast Guard and Gujarat Police ATS with drug smugglers on …

Home minister Amit Shah assures full support to Punjab in war on drugs
2 years, 4 months ago

Home minister Amit Shah assures full support to Punjab in war on drugs

Hindustan Times  

: Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday assured all support to Punjab in its fight against drugs, calling on states to come together to tackle the scourge, as he virtually witnessed the Narcotics Control Bureau destroy 31,000 kg of drugs in four cities. Home minister Amit Shah assures full support to Punjab in war on drugs He was speaking …

₹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 …

Police seize 75 kg heroin near Mundra port in Gujarat
2 years, 5 months ago

Police seize 75 kg heroin near Mundra port in Gujarat

The Hindu  

In a joint operation, Punjab Police and the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad have seized nearly 75 kg of heroin, estimated to be worth over ₹375 crore, from a container near the Mundra port in Kutch district. “We have seized the container and found around 75 kg of high quality heroin worth ₹375 crore. Officially, the seized containers were carrying semi-processed talc …

Gujarat ATS seizes big consignment of drugs from Mundra port; probe on
2 years, 5 months ago

Gujarat ATS seizes big consignment of drugs from Mundra port; probe on

Hindustan Times  

Less than a week after the Border Security Force apprehended four Pakistani fishermen and seized 10 fishing boats from Indian waters off Gujarat coast, the state anti-terrorist squad said that it has seized 75 kgs of heroin from Mundra port in Kutch district. On May 26 this year, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence said in a statement that it had …

Help fight drug menace: Manipur organisation to PM Modi
2 years, 6 months ago

Help fight drug menace: Manipur organisation to PM Modi

The Hindu  

A Manipur-based organisation has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s help in the “war on drugs” launched by the State government headed by the Bharatiya Janata Party. Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh said on May 18 that the security forces seized narcotic substances worth ₹182-crore and arrested about 140 drug traffickers since March 20. The PIP has also drawn the …

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 …

'Why is Gujarat becoming epicentre of drug cartels': Congress slams PM Modi, Amit Shah
2 years, 7 months ago

'Why is Gujarat becoming epicentre of drug cartels': Congress slams PM Modi, Amit Shah

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah’s silence over the seizure of a huge cache of drugs from Gujarat’s Pipavav port, the Congress on Saturday asked why was their state turning into an “epicentre of drug cartels”. Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate asked what was the government doing and how were drug mafias and cartels “invading” …

Pakistani boat seized off Gujarat coast, ₹280cr heroin found
2 years, 7 months ago

Pakistani boat seized off Gujarat coast, ₹280cr heroin found

Hindustan Times  

Nine Pakistani nationals were arrested from a boat detained 14 nautical miles off the coast of Jakhau while attempting to smuggle heroin worth ₹280 crore into the Indian side on Monday, said a statement from the Indian Coast Guard. The Gujarat Anti-terrorist squad arrested the nine people and 56 kg of heroin was seized from the boat, valued at ₹280 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Drugs worth Rs 21,000 crore seized in Gujarat, no action by govt: Nana Patole accuses Centre of misusing NCB
3 years, 1 month ago

Drugs worth Rs 21,000 crore seized in Gujarat, no action by govt: Nana Patole accuses Centre of misusing NCB

India TV News  

Accusing the BJP-led Centre of misusing Narcotics Control Bureau in connection with the drugs on cruise case involving Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan, Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole on Monday said they want to drown all the youth of the country in drugs. "In Sameer Wankhede case, Bharatiya Janata Party is misusing NCB. Rs 21,000 crore worth …

Gujarat Govt Will Come Up with Plan Against Drug Menace: State BJP Chief
3 years, 1 month ago

Gujarat Govt Will Come Up with Plan Against Drug Menace: State BJP Chief

News 18  

Gujarat BJP president CR Paatil on Monday said the state government will come up with a detailed plan against the drug menace. Harsh Sanghavi is trying hard and has already chalked out a detailed plan against this drug menace,” said Paatil. Meanwhile, Paatil said the Bhupendra Patel government has decided to sack several employees who are working on the extension …

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 …

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 …

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