NEW DELHI — Narcotics worth over Rs 25,330 crore were seized by various agencies during 2024, an increase of 55 per cent as compared to the seizures made in 2023, an official statement said on Monday. The action in line with the zero-tolerance policy against drugs of the Centre was undertaken by all law enforcement […]
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Pakistani drone with 495 grams of narcotics seized near IB in Jammu
JAMMU — A Pakistani drone carrying nearly half a kg of high-grade narcotic substance was seized by the Border Security Force near the International Border here, officials said on Sunday. The quadcopter entered India from across the border and was seized from the Chinaz Border Outpost area in the Arnia sector late Saturday, they said. […]
Two drug peddlers arrested in Jammu, booked under NDPS Act
JAMMU — A suspected drug peddler from Chhattisgarh was arrested along with nine kilograms of narcotics in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Saturday, police said. The accused Umesh Kumar Sahu was intercepted at the Kallar Chowk checkpoint on Jammu-Poonch national highway and arrested with the contraband substance, a police spokesperson said. In a separate […]
Pulwama Court convicts man in narcotics case
SRINAGAR [Mudasir Maqbool] (KIMS) — In a significant development, the PDJ Pulwama court on Monday pronounced its verdict, convicting Abdul Hameed Bhat, also known as Hameed Pujj, in connection with case FIR 42/2018 under sections 8/20 of the NDPS Act, pertaining to the jurisdiction of Kakapora Police Station. The case began on September 21, 2019, […]