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Time of India
16 hours ago
- Time of India
Nigerian woman held for ferrying 10cr drugs
Mumbai: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Wednesday arrested a Nigerian woman who was allegedly ferrying over 3kg of amphetamine, a substance covered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, from Delhi to Mumbai in a private bus. Based on specific intelligence, the DRI officials intercepted the woman, identified as Blessing Favour Oboh (23), when she got down at Kala Nagar in Bandra. The search of her baggage resulted in the recovery of 3,147 grams of a white crystalline substance purported to be amphetamine and 584 grams of ecstasy pills worth Rs 10 crore. tnn
Time of India
17 hours ago
- Health
- Time of India
Mizoram seminar to combat drug menace
Aizawl: The chief executive officer of Shalom de-addiction centre, Chawnglungmuana, on Thursday made a startling revelation that there are some drug addicts among school-going children in Mizoram and emphasised that it has become extremely important to create mass awareness among young people not to be initiated to drugs, reports HC Vanlalruata. Chawnglungmuana, while speaking at the 'One Day Seminar on Drug Abuse', organised by the Mizoram State AIDS Control Society (MSACS), said Article 47 of the Constitution and the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, accord responsibilities to all the citizens of the country to combat drug menace.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Time of India
Engr, doc's son & BCom grad caught with drugs
Nagpur: In a crime that defies stereotypes, three young men from educated and privileged backgrounds were busted early Wednesday at Powergrid Chowk under Kapil Nagar police station limits, with mephedrone (MD) drugs and luxury gadgets worth over Rs10 lakh. The arrests were made following a pre-dawn trap laid by Kapil Nagar police. Kapil Nagar police station senior PI Satish Ade told TOI, "Acting on a tip-off, we laid a trap and at around 4.30am apprehended the trio. Two more suspects are absconding, and we're digging deeper to uncover whether a larger network is involved." The accused — Priyanshu Shukla (23), a BCom graduate, Abhishek Bhawarkar (25), a BE graduate, and Ansh (22), son of an MBBS doctor and a restaurant owner — were found in possession of synthetic drug powder, high-end mobile phones, and a four-wheeler, police said. Police said Priyanshu was caught with 4.25 grams of suspected mephedrone valued at Rs42,500. The police have also seized high-end mobile phones and a four-wheeler bearing MP registration number, together worth Rs8.25 lakh. The operation was carried out under the guidance of DCP Niketan Kadam and ACP Satyavirkumar Bandiwar. A case was filed under sections 8(a), 22(b), and 29 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
Hindustan Times
5 days ago
- Hindustan Times
Properties of two drug smugglers bulldozed in Punjab's Ludhiana: Officials
Chandigarh, Illegally acquired properties of two notorious drug smugglers were demolished by the authorities in Punjab's Ludhiana on Sunday, as part of the state's crackdown on the narcotics network, officials said. The operation was carried out by the Municipal Corporation Ludhiana with the support of Ludhiana Commissionerate Police. According to an official statement, Punjab's Special Director General of Police Arpit Shukla said the action was part of the intensified drive to ensure drug smugglers not only face arrest but also lose assets acquired through illegal means. With demolition of these two properties, a total of 126 properties such illegal construction linked to drug smugglers have been razed since March 1, 2025, he said. In the first operation, a bulldozer was used to demolish the house of a notorious drug smuggler, identified as Gurpal, at street number 2 in Amarpura, Ludhiana, the statement said. The action was carried out under heavy police deployment led by Commissioner of Police Ludhiana Swapan Sharma, Deputy Commissioner of Police Investigation Harpal Singh, Additional DCP Zone-1 Sameer Verma and Assistant Town Planner Zone-B Kuljeet Singh Mangat. Sharma said that Gurpal, whose house was demolished, has a criminal background with nine criminal cases registered against him under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act at different police stations in Ludhiana. "The accused, who is notorious and infamous in the area for drug sale, has been involved into drug smuggling since 2014," he said, adding that he has managed to flee to Himachal Pradesh after Punjab Police intensified its action against drugs. In another operation, the house of a female drug smuggler identified as Rajinder Kaur alias Rozy, located at street number 9 at Hero Suman Nagar at Lohara village in Ludhiana, was demolished using the bulldozer, he added. This action was also carried out under heavy police deployment and led by CP Sharma in the presence of DCP Singh. Other officers present during this operation include ADCP Zone-2 Karanvir Singh, Naib Tehsildar Sahnewal Harkirat Singh and Assistant Town Planner Zone-C Navneet Singh. The CP said Kaur alias Rozy, who had shifted into the locality few years ago and gradually constructed a house, has been facing two criminal cases under the NDPS Act. The accused woman is currently in the jail. He further said that both the operations have been carried out following all the rules and regulations. It were carried out smoothly amidst the support from the residents of the areas.
Hindustan Times
5 days ago
- Hindustan Times
HC junks Punjab woman's bail plea says, females, children being used as drug couriers
The Punjab and Haryana high court has dismissed an anticipatory bail plea from a Mansa woman observing that women and children are being used as couriers by drug traffickers. 'The instances of women and children being used as a carrier and supplier for narcotic drugs is on the rise, especially in the state of Punjab and therefore, the contention of learned counsel for the petitioner that she is a woman aged about 31 years and has been implicated based on disclosure statements made by co-accused does not find favour with this court,' the bench of chief justice Sheel Nagu said while dismissing bail plea from one Sarabjit Kaur. The petitioner woman had approached the high court apprehending her arrest in a drugs case registered on April 3 under police station Bhikhi in Mansa district. Her plea was that no recovery had been made from her and she has been arraigned as accused based on disclosure statements made by two men, Laddi Singh and Kashmir Singh, from whom recovery of 50 grams of heroin was made. The duo, as per police, had named the woman as the 'supplier' of the drug. 'The possibility of further drug being recovered from the petitioner as and when she is arrested cannot be ruled out,' the court said while dismissing her plea. Earlier on April 25, the trial court in Mansa had dismissed her plea, observing that since she has been nominated in this case for the offence under Section 29 (punishment for abetting the crime) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) Act on the statement of the co-accused, her custodial interrogation is required for having 'effective investigation'. The court also took note of her police record as per which she has 'criminal antecedents', and a trial is underway against her in a case of seizure of 24 bottles of illicit liquor from her possession.
