Synthetic drug rings face heat as Chennai police unit goes high on crackdown
2 weeks, 2 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 drugs in the last four months; the number was around 10 in 2024 till August, sources said. The synthetic drug trade has four layers of which the ANIU has made significant headway into three and uncovered 38 networks of peddlers and suppliers, of which five are interconnected. Different modus operandi like supply of meth through dating app Grindr which resulted in the arrest of a policeman, supply through delivery apps like Porter and Swiggy, concealment beneath the zip of a jeans pant and sale in small rolled up plastic packets have also been uncovered by the unit, officials said.

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In drug bust worth ₹12 crore, Navi Mumbai arrests 16 African nationals
1 week, 2 days ago

In drug bust worth ₹12 crore, Navi Mumbai arrests 16 African nationals

Hindustan Times  

In a drug bust worth ₹12 crore, the crime branch of Navi Mumbai Police arrested 16 African nationals for their involvement in the narcotics business, officials said. According to a statement from the Navi Mumbai Police Commissionerate, the combating operation was undertaken jointly by the Anti-Narcotics Cell and Economic Offenses Branch of the crime branch on Thursday night. Police seized …

International drug cartel busted in Delhi, huge cache of MDMA and Ecstasy tablets seized
1 month ago

International drug cartel busted in Delhi, huge cache of MDMA and Ecstasy tablets seized

Live Mint  

The Delhi Police on Thursday busted an international drug cartel and arrested two people involved in the racket. On November 15, about 700 kg of drugs were seized in a joint operation by anti-narcotics agencies and eight foreign nations were arrested from Indian territorial waters off the Gujarat coast around Porbandar. "Pursuing PM Shri @narendramodi Ji's vision for a drug-free …

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 …

Woman among five arrested for smuggling crystal meth in Chennai
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Woman among five arrested for smuggling crystal meth in Chennai

India Today  

Four men and a woman were arrested by the Esplanade Police in Chennai for smuggling drugs. The police found two of the men carrying methamphetamine, commonly known as meth or crystal meth, leading to their arrest. Routine questioning raised suspicion among the police as the two men were unable to provide coherent, clear answers. The Chennai police, on October 24, …

Mexican Drug Cartel Busts in Noida, 5 Arrested Including Tihar Jail Warden
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mexican Drug Cartel Busts in Noida, 5 Arrested Including Tihar Jail Warden

Deccan Chronicle  

A meth lab has been busted in Noida, with five people, including a Tihar Jail warden and two Delhi-based businessmen, arrested in connection with it. The lab was found in the Kasna industrial area and contained 95 kg of methamphetamine, a synthetic drug. The NCB is investigating the drug network's footprints across several places in the National Capital Region, with …

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 …

Mexican Cartel Links Meth Lab in Noida, Arrests Key Players
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mexican Cartel Links Meth Lab in Noida, Arrests Key Players

ABP News  

Another meth lab has been busted in Noida, India, leading to the arrest of five people, including a Tihar Jail warden and two Delhi-based businessmen. The lab was found in the Kasna industrial area and contained 95 kg of methamphetamine, along with other chemicals and machinery used in the production of the drug.

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.

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 …

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 …

Gujarat ATS busts drug manufacturing unit near Surat, 3 held
5 months ago

Gujarat ATS busts drug manufacturing unit near Surat, 3 held

Hindustan Times  

The Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad has busted a mephedrone manufacturing unit on the outskirts of Surat city and seized drugs and raw materials of ₹51.4 crore, an official said on Thursday. The Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad has busted a mephedrone manufacturing unit on the outskirts of Surat city and seized drugs and raw materials of ₹ 51.4 crore, an official …

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 …

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 …

NCB seizes Cocaine, ecstasy tablets from Chennai airport; arrests four foreigners
7 months, 1 week ago

NCB seizes Cocaine, ecstasy tablets from Chennai airport; arrests four foreigners

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Narcotics Control Bureau on Thursday said it has busted two major cases of drugs being trafficked into Chennai from foreign countries. In the first case, NCB officers seized 1.8 kg cocaine from a Bolivian passenger who arrived at the Chennai airport on May 9. In the second case, NCB collaborated with Chennai Customs Postal Appraising Department to seize …

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. …

Fake cancer drugs racket busted in Delhi, seven arrested: How the gang used to operate?
9 months, 1 week ago

Fake cancer drugs racket busted in Delhi, seven arrested: How the gang used to operate?

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Delhi Police Crime Branch has busted a gang operating in the national capital for selling fake cancer drugs. The arrested accused identified as Viphil Jain, Suraj Shat, Neeraj Chauhan, Parvez, Komal Tiwari, Abhinay Kohli and Tushar Chauhan played with the lives of people by selling 'fake' drugs, police said. Fake drugs seized in raids During raids, 140 …

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 …

Punjab Police bust interstate opioid manufacturing, supply network
1 year, 1 month ago

Punjab Police bust interstate opioid manufacturing, supply network

Hindustan Times  

In an intelligence-based operation against pharma opioids, the Punjab Police have busted an interstate network of illegal opioid manufacturing and supply units from pharma factories based in Delhi and Haryana, said director general of police Gaurav Yadav here on Thursday. Yadav said the development came after the three-month-long meticulous investigations of backward and forward linkages carried out by the Fatehgarh …

Indo-Nigerian drug trafficking network in Chennai busted
1 year, 1 month ago

Indo-Nigerian drug trafficking network in Chennai busted

The Hindu  

Officers of the Customs and Narcotics Control Bureau have busted an Indo-Nigerian drug network that sourced synthetic drugs from France, for supply in Chennai and Bengaluru. This is the fourth such busting of an Indo-Nigerian network supplying drugs in the city this year, by the NCB Chennai Zone. P. Aravindhan, Zonal Director of NCB, Chennai, said the investigation had revealed …

Gujarat: Trade of fake antibiotics busted in state-wide raids, several arrested | DETAILS
1 year, 2 months ago

Gujarat: Trade of fake antibiotics busted in state-wide raids, several arrested | DETAILS

India TV News  

Ahmedabad: Gujarat Food and Drug Control Administration has busted a trade of fake medicines being circulated to treat serious diseases and arrested several people in connection with the matter while also confiscating large quantities of fake medicines in raids across the state, according to the officials. Some of those arrested worked as medical representatives of 'benami' companies and used to …

NCB Busts One of India's 'Largest' Drug Trafficking Networks Operating Over Darknet
1 year, 4 months ago

NCB Busts One of India's 'Largest' Drug Trafficking Networks Operating Over Darknet

News 18  

The Narcotics Control Bureau on Tuesday claimed to have busted one of the country’s ”largest” drug trafficking networks operating over the darknet with the seizure of a huge number of LSD blots. The interdiction of the latest drug cartel comes about two months after the federal anti-narcotics agency seized a cache of 15,000 LSD blots and arrested half-a-dozen people in …

Ganja among top drug seizures, 1,000 drug consumers booked in a month in Bengaluru
1 year, 5 months ago

Ganja among top drug seizures, 1,000 drug consumers booked in a month in Bengaluru

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: As many as 1,003 cases were reported against drug consumers in a month in a special enforcement drive against drugs by the Bengaluru City police around educational institutions in Bengaluru city while 130 cases were reported against drug peddlers and the seizures made by the police reveal that ganja consumers are more in numbers than other drugs. From the …

Inter-state peddler held, drugs worth ₹7.92L seized
1 year, 7 months ago

Inter-state peddler held, drugs worth ₹7.92L seized

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A Goa-based inter-state drug peddler was arrested in Hyderabad on Thursday, police said adding that they recovered drugs such as ecstasy pills, cocaine, MDMA all worth ₹7.92 lakh from his possession. The accused, Sayan Lahiri, a native of Goa was arrested by Choutuppal police while he was trying to sell the banned substance to clients at Toopranpet village at …

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 …

Hyderabad fast turning into a lab for synthetic drugs
2 years, 1 month ago

Hyderabad fast turning into a lab for synthetic drugs

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: While cannabis remains the most commonly used illicit substance in the city, synthetic drugs appear to be perpetuating the next wave of illicit drug use, and the illegal drug market is becoming more dangerous, operating secretly and stealthily from laboratories. The new age synthetic drugs, which are frequently Methamphetamine in liquid, powder, or crystal form, are emerging from illegal …

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 …

Several techies among 28 held for peddling and abusing ganja (with photos)
2 years, 9 months ago

Several techies among 28 held for peddling and abusing ganja (with photos)

The Hindu  

A private doctor, employees of Amazon, Hinduja Global Solutions, Cognizant, Deloitte, a student at the University of Hyderabad, and a Nigeria national were among 28 persons apprehended by the Hyderabad police’s Narcotic Enforcement Wing on charges of peddling and abusing ganja and other narcotic substances, including MDMA, LSD blots and hash oil. In the first case, the sleuths of H-NEW …

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, …

Hyderabad: Police bust inter-state drug racket; three held with 256 kg ganja
2 years, 10 months ago

Hyderabad: Police bust inter-state drug racket; three held with 256 kg ganja

India Today  

In a major haul, the Madhapur police busted an inter-state drug racket and arrested three drug peddlers and seized 256 kg of marijuana. All the drug smugglers were arrested near Hi-Tec railway station on Monday when police officers intercepted a truck and seized 256 kg ganja from the vehicle. Accused arrested Acting on a tip-off, police intercepted the truck on …

Increasing cases of home-grown drugs keeps state police on toes
2 years, 11 months ago

Increasing cases of home-grown drugs keeps state police on toes

Hindustan Times  

On September 17, 2021, the central crime branch of the Bengaluru police had raided a drug manufacturing unit in Bengaluru and seized 4kg MDMA, a psychoactive drug. Days later, on September 26, 20211, in another major drug haul, police arrested two Iranian drug peddlers, who used to grow hydro cannabis inside a rented house, and seized drugs worth ₹1 crore …

Chennai police pick up 3 druggists from State
2 years, 11 months ago

Chennai police pick up 3 druggists from State

The Hindu  

Three medical shop owners who were allegedly illegally selling prescription drugs for high sums of money were taken into custody by the Greater Chennai police here on Monday midnight. Police, along with the Drug Control Administration officials and State Police, raided a few medical shops in Vijayawada on Monday. The team, led by St. Thomas Mount Inspector A. Antony Joachim …

NCB Looking at 'Bollywood Connection, Larger Nexus of Narcotics' After Mumbai Drug Bust: SN Pradhan
3 years, 2 months ago

NCB Looking at 'Bollywood Connection, Larger Nexus of Narcotics' After Mumbai Drug Bust: SN Pradhan

News 18  

The NCB is looking at a ‘Bollywood connection’ and a larger nexus of narcotics after nabbing eight youngsters, including Aryan Khan, the son of actor Shah Rukh Khan, from a cruise ship in Mumbai on charges of drugs usage and trafficking, agency chief S N Pradhan said on Sunday. He said the anti-narcotics agency has widened its probe and summoned …

Chennai couple arrested in Delhi for smuggling drugs; 3,000 kg heroin from Afghanistan seized
3 years, 3 months ago

Chennai couple arrested in Delhi for smuggling drugs; 3,000 kg heroin from Afghanistan seized

India Today  

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has arrested a Chennai-based couple in Delhi in connection with the smuggling of 3,000 kg of heroin from Afghanistan. The Chennai-based couple was arrested in connection to the 3000 kg of heroin, believed to be smuggled from Afghanistan, seized by DRI officials from Mundra port in Gujarat on September 17, officials said. The DRI probe, …

Customs seizes ecstasy pills worth Rs 50 lakh at Chennai airport; 2 arrested
3 years, 5 months ago

Customs seizes ecstasy pills worth Rs 50 lakh at Chennai airport; 2 arrested

India TV News  

In a major breakthrough, the Air Customs officials at Chennai airport intercepted a parcel from Spain that had arrived at the Foreign Post Office on suspicion of containing narcotics. Acting on inputs, the personnel of the department opened the cardboard box and found in it 994 “Pink Punisher” methylene-dioxy-meth-amphetamine also known as ecstasy pills worth Rs 50 lakh. The personnel …

Chennai Customs apprehends 'drug gift basket' from Spain: Ecstasy, LSD, cannabis worth Rs 58 lakh seized
3 years, 5 months ago

Chennai Customs apprehends 'drug gift basket' from Spain: Ecstasy, LSD, cannabis worth Rs 58 lakh seized

India Today  

Authorities in Chennai on Sunday intercepted a massive consignment of drugs comprising 994 ecstasy tablets, 249 LSD stamps and cannabis. A total of 994 “Pink Punisher” MDMA or Ecstasy tablets worth Rs 50 lakhs were recovered during the seizure. Read | NCB arrests psychologist for baking, selling brownies infused with drugs in South Mumbai A white plastic packet containing LSD …

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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