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Drug racket in Sangrur jail: Inmate among 2 held with 4kg heroin, Glock

The arrest led to the seizure of 4kg heroin, ₹5.5 lakh drug money and a Glock 9mm pistol with two rounds.

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Published on May 06, 2025 08:40 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Sangrur

Ludhiana: Property of jailed drug peddler razed in Transport Nagar

The police team along with Ludhiana municipal corporation (MC) reached the house of the convict Lakhan, son of Heera, a resident of Hari Krishna Colony, who is currently lodged in jail serving a 10-year sentence under the NDPS Act

The illegal structure being demolished in the presence of police and MC officials in Ludhiana on Tuesday. (HT Photo)

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Published on May 06, 2025 05:02 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Chandigarh: Four held for drug possession in separate cases; heroin and ganja seized

In the first case, a team from the Industrial Area police station, acting on a tip-off, arrested 20-year-old Honey Kumar, a resident of Chauinda Devi village in Amritsar, Punjab, near the cremation ground in Phase-1 on Friday; a total of 41.83 gm heroin was recovered from his possession

Police arrested 25-year-old Dinesh, alias Bagga, son of Vijay Kumar and a resident of Manimajra. The accused was nabbed from a kacha rasta near Government Model High School, Pocket No 8, Manimajra, on Saturday. A total of 6.39 gm heroin was recovered from his possession. (HT Photo)

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Published on May 05, 2025 09:00 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Police attach properties worth ₹2.48 crore built with drug money

Commissioner of police Dhanpreet Kaur said that the action followed credible intelligence regarding unlawful constructions funded by proceeds from drug trafficking.

“The action was initiated under Section 68F of the NDPS Act,” she said. (HT File)

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Published on May 04, 2025 10:54 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Jalandhar

ASI held for smuggling heroin into Bathinda jail

The accused is from the reserve battalion, and he was posted in the central prison in Bathinda. He was arrested while he was attempting to smuggle contraband into the jail premises.

Officials seized contraband that Gurpreet had hidden in his uniform. (HT File)

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Published on May 04, 2025 09:30 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Bathinda

Ludhiana: 11 held, ₹2 lakh recovered as Khanna police bust drug network

Although only a small amount of heroin and one illegal weapon were recovered during the raid, police said the accused were part of a much bigger inter-state drug racket; the police also recovered ₹2 lakh in cash believed to be drug money and seized two vehicles — a Fortuner SUV and a Swift car

Khanna SSP Jyoti Yadav Bains yielding about the arrest of members of drug peddling gang in Ludhiana on Friday. (HT Photo)

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Published on May 03, 2025 06:40 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

SHO, ASI suspended for ‘torturing peddlers’

The action was taken on the directions of senior superintendent of police (SSP) Harvinder Singh Virk after the families of the youths, including a minor, staged a protest outside the police station while blaming SHO Lakhbir Singh, ASI Dharminder Singh and other police personnel for the “torture”.

Kin protest at police station, say youths forced to take up unnatural sex in custody (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Published on May 01, 2025 07:22 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Jalandhar

Punjab: Illegal constructions by peddlers razed in Jalandhar; 9 held

Rooftop portions were used by peddlers to escape during police raids, d Lakhanpal village, traditionally infamous for rampant drug sale and supply, had been under surveillance, says police commissioner Dhanpreet Kaur

A demolition work in progress in a building in Jalandhar’s Lakhanpal village on Sunday.

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Published on Apr 28, 2025 08:16 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Jalandhar

Excise department arrest 3, including 2 Kerala film directors with drugs

Since the seizure amount was below commercial quantity, the three were released on station bail after being booked under sections 20 (B)(II)A and 29 of the NDPS Act 1985

The directors — Khalid Rahman and Ashraf Hamza — along with a third person named Shalih Mohamad were held following a raid conducted at an apartment in Kochi in the wee hours of Sunday (HT photo)

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Published on Apr 28, 2025 07:12 AM IST

ByVishnu Varma, Kochi

Ludhiana: Man dies of drug overdose, 1 booked

The deceased’s mother stated in her complaint that he had been struggling with addiction for years but had recently begun undergoing treatment to shun the menace

An FIR was registered and the accused, identified as Rinka of Indrapuri, was arrested. (HT photo for representation)

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Published on Apr 26, 2025 07:46 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Delhi: Friends go to court to settle accident case, nabbed hours later with MDMA

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Updated on Apr 25, 2025 07:33 PM IST

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Ludhiana police arrest UP resident with 1kg opium

As per officials, on seeing the police the accused tried to escape from the spot. The police personnel chased and nabbed him; when frisked, the police recovered 1kg opium from his possession

The accused has been identified as Kaptan Singh of Gonda,Uttar Pradesh, who is currently living in Dashmesh Nagar near Gill Chowk. (File)

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Published on Apr 23, 2025 05:12 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Drugs case: Dismissed woman cop’s absconding aide nabbed

Both were booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act after Amandeep was arrested with 17.71 gram of heroin that was recovered from her SUV on April 2.

Balwinder Singh, the absconding partner in crime of the dismissed constable Amandeep Kaur, was arrested by the Bathinda police on Monday. (Representational image)

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Published on Apr 22, 2025 06:14 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Bathinda

Two held with 60 gm cocaine concealed in packets resembling garlic pods in Delhi

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Published on Apr 21, 2025 05:12 PM IST

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Eight arrested with drugs in Himachal's Bilaspur

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Published on Apr 21, 2025 04:40 PM IST

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Jalandhar: Illegal house of woman drug peddler demolished

The Jalandhar commissionerate police razed illegal house built on government land in the Model House area of the city on Saturday

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Published on Apr 20, 2025 08:38 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Police attach property of drug peddler in J&K’s Bandipora

The attached properties include a single-storey residential house measuring 696.69 square feet, located at Mir Mohallah, Kaloosa, Bandipora, and a car

The combined value of the attached assets is estimated at approximately <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>13.62 lakh. (iStock)

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Updated on Apr 19, 2025 04:10 PM IST

ByANI, Bandipora

Ludhiana: 339 peddlers held, 229 cases registered in anti-drug operation

During the operations, Ludhiana police recovered substantial quantities of narcotics including 11.5kg of opium, 93kg of poppy husk, 2.22 kg of charas, 23g of cocaine, 21.15kg of ganja, 8.547kg of heroin, 357gm of ICE (crystal meth), 27kg of poppy husk plant, and 11,467 intoxicant pills and capsules

Police commissioner Swapan Sharma said the drive reflects the department’s zero-tolerance approach towards drug-trafficking and abuse. (HT Photo for representation)

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Published on Apr 14, 2025 05:28 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

3 nabbed with 1.5kg heroin by police in Ferozepur

Senior superintendent of police (SSP) Bhupinder Singh Sidhu sharing details revealed that three key suspects, Surinder alias Babbu alias Tidda, Deepak Singh alias Deepa, both from Gatti Rajo Ke, and Gurpartap Singh, hailing from Gulami Wala village, were nabbed with heroin and opium

In a separate operation, seven persons were arrested with weapons. (File)

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Published on Apr 12, 2025 06:34 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ferozepur

Drug case: Dismissed cop sent to judicial custody

Her police remand to be sought after a co-accused is nabbed, frequent transfers, varying from ₹5,000 to ₹3 lakh, into her salary account under watch, say investigators

Dismissed police constable Amandeep Kaur being taken to a court in Bathinda on Tuesday.

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Published on Apr 09, 2025 09:24 AM IST

ByVishal Joshi, Bathinda

Nigerian national named in 2019 drug trafficking case discharged by Goa court

Lucky was given the SIM card by the Nigerian high commission in his capacity as president of the All India Nigerian Students and Community Association

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Updated on Apr 08, 2025 07:33 PM IST

ByGerard de Souza

Delhi Police busts interstate drug ring, seizes 315 gm heroin worth ₹1.5 crore

The anti-narcotics task force of the Delhi Police Crime Branch also arrested the trafficker involved in the drug ring.

A case has been registered under Sections 21 and 25 of the NDPS Act at the PS Crime Branch in New Delhi.(Representative Image/X/@ANI)

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Published on Apr 07, 2025 06:13 PM IST

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Majithia drug case: Court defers hearing to April 19

However, after the counsel representing the SIT objected to the media presence in the open courtroom, the court asked the media to leave the court citing that media entry was barred. The hearing was eventually deferred by the court.

Three days after the new special investigation team (SIT) inquiring into a drug trafficking case against Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia moved a Mohali court seeking search warrants, the court on Saturday adjourned the hearing for arguments to April 19. (HT File)

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Published on Apr 05, 2025 08:52 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Mohali

3 illegal structures of drug smugglers demolished in Kapurthala village

The SSP said drug peddler Jeona Singh, who was facing five cases under NDPS Act and his wife Bhani, who has four such cases against her, had illegally possessed the house on the panchayati land, which was now razed under the state government’s ‘Yudh Nashyean Virudh campaign.

In a joint drive, the Kapurthala civil and police administration demolished three illegal structures owned by drug smugglers in Boot village of the district on Tuesday. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 01, 2025 08:13 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Kapurthala

Illegal structure linked to woman drug peddler razed in Jalandhar

Jaswinder Kaur, alias Jassi, a resident of Pasla, had been involved in drug trafficking since long and was named in multiple NDPS Act cases, the SSP said.

Senior superintendent of police (SSP) Gurmeet Singh said the action was initiated under Punjab government’s ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ campaign.

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Published on Mar 31, 2025 08:02 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

3 drug smugglers held, 14-kg heroin recovered

In the Tarn Taran operation police dismantled a drug trafficking cartel with the arrest of two drug smugglers and recovered 6kg heroin from their possession, said director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav.

Those arrested by Tarn Taran police have been identified as Hardeep Singh, alias Deep, and Harjeet Singh, both residents of Thathi Sohal village. The police teams have also impounded their Swift car being used for smuggling drugs.

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Published on Mar 31, 2025 07:24 AM IST

ByHT Correspondents

Haryana: Cops recover over 400 poppy plants from varsity campus; gardener held

Sonepat deputy commissioner of police (DCP) (crime) Narinder Singh said the poppy plants weighed around 40kg

The accused gardener in police custody. (HT Photo)

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Published on Mar 29, 2025 10:16 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Rohtak

4 employees sacked for narco trade in J&K

Jammu and Kashmir government has terminated four of its employees over their involvement in the narcotics trade. The employees have been dismissed following investigations under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

The Jammu and Kashmir government has terminated four of its employees over their involvement in the narcotics trade. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/)

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Published on Mar 28, 2025 06:42 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Jammu

NCB busts Raigad drug lab after seizing Rs. 50 cr mephedrone in Mumbai, 2 held

Based on specific information, the NCB personnel apprehended two persons after seizing 46.8 kg of mephedrone from a house in Bhandup area of Mumbai.

During the interrogation, it came to light that one of the arrested accused manufactured the drug at a laboratory situated in Mahad.(Representational)

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Updated on Mar 27, 2025 06:11 PM IST

PTI |

Truck driver held in Panchkula with 26kg poppy husk

The accused was unable to provide any legal documentation for possessing or transporting the narcotics leading to his arrest, said Panchkula police

The accused was arrested near Ramgarh in Panchkula. (HT File)

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Published on Mar 26, 2025 10:54 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Panchkula

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The arrest led to the seizure of 4kg heroin, ₹5.5 lakh drug money and a Glock 9mm pistol with two rounds.

The police team along with Ludhiana municipal corporation (MC) reached the house of the convict Lakhan, son of Heera, a resident of Hari Krishna Colony, who is currently lodged in jail serving a 10-year sentence under the NDPS Act

In the first case, a team from the Industrial Area police station, acting on a tip-off, arrested 20-year-old Honey Kumar, a resident of Chauinda Devi village in Amritsar, Punjab, near the cremation ground in Phase-1 on Friday; a total of 41.83 gm heroin was recovered from his possession

Commissioner of police Dhanpreet Kaur said that the action followed credible intelligence regarding unlawful constructions funded by proceeds from drug trafficking.

The accused is from the reserve battalion, and he was posted in the central prison in Bathinda. He was arrested while he was attempting to smuggle contraband into the jail premises.

Although only a small amount of heroin and one illegal weapon were recovered during the raid, police said the accused were part of a much bigger inter-state drug racket; the police also recovered ₹2 lakh in cash believed to be drug money and seized two vehicles — a Fortuner SUV and a Swift car

Rooftop portions were used by peddlers to escape during police raids, d Lakhanpal village, traditionally infamous for rampant drug sale and supply, had been under surveillance, says police commissioner Dhanpreet Kaur

Since the seizure amount was below commercial quantity, the three were released on station bail after being booked under sections 20 (B)(II)A and 29 of the NDPS Act 1985

The deceased’s mother stated in her complaint that he had been struggling with addiction for years but had recently begun undergoing treatment to shun the menace

Delhi: Friends go to court to settle accident case, nabbed hours later with MDMA

As per officials, on seeing the police the accused tried to escape from the spot. The police personnel chased and nabbed him; when frisked, the police recovered 1kg opium from his possession

Both were booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act after Amandeep was arrested with 17.71 gram of heroin that was recovered from her SUV on April 2.

Two held with 60 gm cocaine concealed in packets resembling garlic pods in Delhi

Eight arrested with drugs in Himachal's Bilaspur

The Jalandhar commissionerate police razed illegal house built on government land in the Model House area of the city on Saturday

The attached properties include a single-storey residential house measuring 696.69 square feet, located at Mir Mohallah, Kaloosa, Bandipora, and a car

During the operations, Ludhiana police recovered substantial quantities of narcotics including 11.5kg of opium, 93kg of poppy husk, 2.22 kg of charas, 23g of cocaine, 21.15kg of ganja, 8.547kg of heroin, 357gm of ICE (crystal meth), 27kg of poppy husk plant, and 11,467 intoxicant pills and capsules

Senior superintendent of police (SSP) Bhupinder Singh Sidhu sharing details revealed that three key suspects, Surinder alias Babbu alias Tidda, Deepak Singh alias Deepa, both from Gatti Rajo Ke, and Gurpartap Singh, hailing from Gulami Wala village, were nabbed with heroin and opium

Her police remand to be sought after a co-accused is nabbed, frequent transfers, varying from ₹5,000 to ₹3 lakh, into her salary account under watch, say investigators

Lucky was given the SIM card by the Nigerian high commission in his capacity as president of the All India Nigerian Students and Community Association

The anti-narcotics task force of the Delhi Police Crime Branch also arrested the trafficker involved in the drug ring.

However, after the counsel representing the SIT objected to the media presence in the open courtroom, the court asked the media to leave the court citing that media entry was barred. The hearing was eventually deferred by the court.

The SSP said drug peddler Jeona Singh, who was facing five cases under NDPS Act and his wife Bhani, who has four such cases against her, had illegally possessed the house on the panchayati land, which was now razed under the state government’s ‘Yudh Nashyean Virudh campaign.

Jaswinder Kaur, alias Jassi, a resident of Pasla, had been involved in drug trafficking since long and was named in multiple NDPS Act cases, the SSP said.

In the Tarn Taran operation police dismantled a drug trafficking cartel with the arrest of two drug smugglers and recovered 6kg heroin from their possession, said director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav.

Sonepat deputy commissioner of police (DCP) (crime) Narinder Singh said the poppy plants weighed around 40kg

Jammu and Kashmir government has terminated four of its employees over their involvement in the narcotics trade. The employees have been dismissed following investigations under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

Based on specific information, the NCB personnel apprehended two persons after seizing 46.8 kg of mephedrone from a house in Bhandup area of Mumbai.

The accused was unable to provide any legal documentation for possessing or transporting the narcotics leading to his arrest, said Panchkula police

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