Narcotics News
How ‘Operation Samudragupta’ Led To A $1.2 Bn Drug Bust | Details
In one of the “largest seizures of narcotics” to date, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Friday impounded around 2,500 kg of high-purity methamphetamine worth about ₹12,000 crore by intercepting a “mothership” carrying drugs in the Indian waters on 14th May. According to NCB Deputy Director General (Ops) Sanjay Singh, Friday’s drug seizure was the greatest in terms of dollar amount. Methamphetamine trafficking, popularly known as crystal meth, is still a problem for law enforcement.
15 May 2023Sushant Singh case: Narcotics Control Bureau seeks details from ED
The NCB had earlier this week registered a case against actor Rhea Chakraborty and others in connection with Rajput’s death case under various sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985
1 min read28 Aug 2020Over 233 kgs of opium seized in Rajasthan, largest this year yet: NCB
The seizure was made on July 19 from Shadi village in the state’s Chittorgarh district
1 min read25 Jul 2020Delhi: NCB arrests management graduate for importing drug parcels from US
NCB official alleged that the man had a ’contact’ in Russia who arranged the drug parcels from the US to be sent to him in India
1 min read12 May 2020Opinion | The Golden Triangle and the great drug game
The Golden Triangle, so named by a CIA operative, is a region in South-East Asia that’s notorious for hosting a global hub of narcotics production
4 min read10 Oct 2019India to have new database on narco crimes, criminals: Rajnath Singh
Rajnath Singh says India will soon have a national database of information on all narcotics-related crimes, criminals that can be accessed by enforcement agencies tasked with combating drugs menace
1 min read24 Mar 2018Donald Trump identifies India among major drug producing or transit countries
US President Donald Trump has identified 22 countries as major illicit drug producing or transit nations, including India
1 min read14 Sep 2017The opium trap
Legal poppy cultivation in India is fraught with risk but remains a legacy that farmers are unwilling to part with and a lure they find hard to resist
12 min read8 Sep 2017Reduce supply of codeine-based cough syrups, Narcotics body tells DCGI
Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has asked Drug Controller General of India to ’substantially reduce’ the availability of codeine-based cough syrups saying they are being used as narcotic drugs
3 min read8 Sep 2017From poppy to heroin: Taliban move into Afghanistan drug production
The Taliban appears to wield significant control over Afghanistan’s heroin production line, providing insurgents with billions of dollar
3 min read8 Aug 2017Popular Topics
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The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared