Drug Racket
02 Apr 2021
NCB red-flags Mumbai as India's cocaine capital: Report
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has reportedly red-flagged Mumbai as the cocaine capital of India.
14 Jan 2019
Mumbai: Mephedrone aka 'meow-meow' worth Rs. 40L seized, 2 arrested
Two drug peddlers were arrested and mephedrone worth Rs. 40 lakh was seized from them in suburban Andheri, a police official said today.
24 Sep 2018
US: Banana boxes donated to prison found carrying $18mn-worth cocaine
Drug trafficking, the illegal trade of cocaine, heroin, and other drugs, across the world has been a constant menace and the battle to curb the trade is still being fought by many.
21 Aug 2018
Punjab still battling drug-menace: Police inaction to be blamed
In 3,789 cases where drug possessors were convicted, Punjab police used the same narrative in the charge-sheets.
12 Aug 2018
Brazilian held with Rs. 2.5cr worth cocaine at Mumbai airport
A Brazilian national, F Nascimen, has been apprehended by the CISF at the Mumbai airport for allegedly smuggling in cocaine-filled capsules worth Rs. 2.5 crore by concealing them in talcum powder boxes, a senior official said today.
03 Aug 2018
Bengaluru: This woman chose noodle packets to smuggle drugs
Whether noodles contain lead is still under debate, but for this Bengaluru-based woman, it contained drugs too.
23 Jul 2018
Gurugram: Residents protest against drug menace, flesh trade at MG-Road
Hundreds of residents marched together at MG Road in Gurugram yesterday, protesting against drug peddling and flesh-trade in the region.
