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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 …

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Philippines arrests Australian suspect, reportedly the father of a rugby star, for drugs trafficking
7 months ago

Philippines arrests Australian suspect, reportedly the father of a rugby star, for drugs trafficking

Associated Press  

MANILA, Philippines — One of Indonesia’s most-wanted drug suspects has been arrested in the Philippines after an international manhunt and efforts were underway to have the suspect extradited to Jakarta to face charges, Indonesian and Philippine officials said Friday. Philippine Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said Gregor Johann Haas, 46, was detained in Bogo city in the central province of Cebu …

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NCB arrests former DMK leader Jaffer Sadiq, mastermind of Rs 2,000 Crore international drug racket
9 months, 2 weeks ago

NCB arrests former DMK leader Jaffer Sadiq, mastermind of Rs 2,000 Crore international drug racket

Op India  

On Saturday, the Narcotics Control Board along with the Delhi Police Special Cell arrested absconding Tamil film producer Jaffer Sadiq. Former Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam functionary and film producer Sadiq is the accused mastermind of a Rs 2000 Crore international drug racket which the agency busted last month. Singh said, “He is the kingpin of the India-Australia-New Zealand drug trafficking network, …

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DMK’s NRI wing functionary Jaffer Sadiq sacked amid reports of his ‘links’ with drug cartel
9 months, 3 weeks ago

DMK’s NRI wing functionary Jaffer Sadiq sacked amid reports of his ‘links’ with drug cartel

The Hindu  

The ruling DMK on Sunday, February 25, 2024, sacked its NRI wing Chennai West district deputy organiser Jaffer Sadiq, also a Tamil film producer, from the party’s primary membership amid reports of his alleged links with an international drug cartel that was jointly busted by the Delhi Police and Narcotics Control Bureau. NCB Deputy Director General Gyaneshwar Singh said: “Twenty …

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Alzheimer drug trials in Hainan
1 year, 2 months ago

Alzheimer drug trials in Hainan

China Daily  

Leqembi, a novel treatment for Alzheimer's disease, officially passed review by the Hainan Medical Products Administration, and was approved to be used in Hainan Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone at the end of September. The Food and Drug Administration in the US granted full approval to Leqembi, which has been shown to moderately slow cognitive and functional decline …

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Surge in executions of drug offenders in 2022, more on death row
1 year, 9 months ago

Surge in executions of drug offenders in 2022, more on death row

Al Jazeera  

The surge in executions for drug-related offences came despite a global shift towards abolition. Executions for drug-related offences surged in 2022, while the number of drug offenders on death row rose by more than a quarter, according to a new report from drug policy reform group Harm Reduction International. “The fact that these blatant violations of international standards and social …

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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 …

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International drug cartel busted, 23 kg heroin smuggled from Myanmar via Manipur seized
4 years, 3 months ago

International drug cartel busted, 23 kg heroin smuggled from Myanmar via Manipur seized

India Today  

A team of the Delhi Police Special Cell has busted an international drug cartel with the arrest of five key members overseeing its operations in India. Officials found another 3 kg heroin that both the drug traffickers had hidden behind the music system inside their Maruti Suzuki Wagon-R. A team of the Special Cell had been working to gather information …

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