Drugs
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Cops raid godown in LB Nagar; arrest 1 for drug trade
Hyderabad: A man was arrested in connection with dumping spurious medicine illegally in a godown, on Thursday, by the LB Nagar Special Operations Team (SOT) police. The incident took place within the…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Drugs worth Rs 1.64 cr seized by Secunderabad RPF in 2023
Hyderabad: Under ‘Operation Narcos’, Rs 1.64 crore worth of drugs were seized by officers of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) Secunderabad division so far. ‘Operation Narcos’ was launched by the RPF to…
- India
‘Largest ever’ darknet-based drug cartel busted; 15K LSD blots seized
New Delhi: The Narcotics Control Bureau on Tuesday claimed to have busted a pan-India drugs trafficking network operating on the dark web with the “largest ever” seizure of 15,000 LSD blots in…
- India
Over 5 kg suspected heroin dropped by Pak drone seized in Amritsar
Chandigarh: In a joint ambush by the Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police on Saturday, a consignment of over 5 kg suspected narcotics dropped by a Pakistani drone was seized from…
- Telangana
Telangana: Entries invited for video contest on impact of drugs
Hyderabad: As a part of International Day Against Drugs and Illicit Trafficking, the Telangana government has announced a short video-making contest titled ‘Drugs and Its Adverse Impact on Society’. The State police,…
- Hyderabad
Telangana: Lab raided in NagarKurnool, 31 kgs of Alprazolam seized
Hyderabad: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials (DRI) raided makeshift laboratory manufacturing Alprazolam (a psychotropic substance under NDPS Act) in the NagarKurnool district and seized 31 kilograms of Alprazolam. Acting on specific…
- India
Violence-hit Manipur facing acute shortage of life-saving drugs
Imphal: Like other essential items and transport fuel, ethnic violence-hit Manipur is also facing an acute shortage of life-saving drugs. The Manipur Chemists and Druggists Association (MCDA) on Friday urged the state…
- India
Assam mosque committee asks people not to join burial of drug addicts
Morigaon: In a bid to tackle the drug menace, a Kabristan Committee in central Assam’s Morigaon district has decided not to allow and to participate in the funeral of people who died…
- News
Hyderabad: Experts blame social media, drugs, as boys’ pass percentage declines
Hyderabad: In the past few years, girls have outperformed boys in the SSC and intermediate examinations. Academics have attempted to identify the reasons for the decline in boys’ interest in education. After…
- Middle East
Turkish police detain 524 suspects in anti-narcotics operation
Ankara: Police in Turkey detained at least 524 suspects in an extensive anti-drug trafficking operation carried out across 52 provinces, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said. In coordination with the Financial Crimes Investigation…
- World
Indian-origin man hanged in Singapore over cannabis trafficking
Singapore: Singapore on Wednesday executed a 46-year-old Indian-origin drug trafficker, a day after his 11th-hour appeal was rejected by a court here. Tangaraju Suppiah was convicted in October 2018 by a High…
- India
Atiq Ahmed’s killers were jobless, addicted to drugs, say kin
Banda: After gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were shot dead in Prayagraj in full media glare on Saturday night, the father of one of the assailants on Sunday said his…
- India
Licences of 18 pharma firms cancelled for manufacturing spurious drugs
New Delhi: In a major crackdown against the manufacture of substandard drugs, central and state regulators conducted joint inspections at 76 pharma companies and cancelled the licences of 18 of them for…
- Pakistan
Pakistan runs short of life-saving drugs
Karachi: The pricing policy of Drug Regularity Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) and the depreciating rupee have caused extreme shortage of most imported and critical medicines in Pakistan, media reports said on Monday.…
- Pakistan
Most of the narcotic drugs are shipped in Pakistan, says Home Minister Amit Shah
Bengaluru: Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday security in the ocean needs to be strengthened as most of the narcotic drugs are shipped in Pakistan and go via Iran to…
