The police raided a private office from where the arrests were made. The police recovered Rs 2. 65 million in cash as well as five mobile phone sets from them.
The two boats, along with crew and seized narcotics, are being handed over to Sri Lankan authorities for further legal action.
The Indian Coast Guard initiated a coordinated sea and air operation after the pilot of ICG Dornier aircraft noticed a suspicious movement of a fishing trawler near Barren Island, some 150 km from Port Blair. The ICG also arrested six Myanmarese nationals from the trawler.
The latest development comes in the wake of a joint operation by Gujarat ATS and NCB in Bhopal which busted the drug manufacturing factory in Bhopal and seized Mephedrone and other manufacturing materials worth a staggering total value of Rs 1814 crores.
The amount of seizures is significantly high and comes a few days after the biggest-ever recovery of cocaine was made in Delhi. Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi praised the dedication of law enforcement in safeguarding the health and security of the society.
The case came to light in 2020 after drugs and cash were confiscated from a car intercepted by the Police in Handwara. The case was taken over by the NIA later whose investigation revealed that funds were raised by selling the narcotics which were, in turn, used for terrorism.
Separate arrests have been made by the Pune Pune Police and the Maharashtra Excise Department in the case. Meanwhile, four cops have also been suspended after the bar was found operating beyond permission time in their area.
In an anti-drug operation, substances worth Rs 3.5 crore were seized by the Ahmedabad crime branch. In 2023-2024,the Revenue Intelligence officers had seized contrabands worth Rs 3,500 crore, with narcotic drugs and gold seizures constituting a major chunk.
The persons with drugs and explosives were arrested after the security forces got information about their suspected movement. The forces laid down a trap and arrested them while they were searching for purchasers of the drug.
The latest operation marks the second huge seizure and arrest in nearly 10 days. Earlier, narcotics worth Rs. 8.5 crore was seized while 4 peddlers were arrested on May 24.
Karnataka: According to police sources, 86 individuals, including a Telugu film actress, tested positive for narcotics. The event, masquerading as a birthday celebration, saw the participation of 103 people, comprising 73 men and 30 women.
After foiling earlier smuggling attempt on April 29, DGP Punjab Gaurav Yadav had said that the syndicate's tentacles stretch across 5 Countries and 2 Indian States linking Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey, Pakistan, and Canada, alongside a domestic network spanning two states J-K and Gujarat.
Two Myanmarese nationals were arrested in Mizoram's Champhai district for possession of methamphetamine tablets following an operation by state excise and narcotics officials in Tlangsam village near the India-Myanmar border.
Jammu and Kashmir news: The officials said the contraband, believed to be high-grade heroin worth crores of rupees in the international market, was smuggled from across the border, adding that it was found dumped in the Malti area ahead of the border fence.
The destruction was carried out in the presence of members of the drug disposal committee headed by the additional commissioner, deputy commissioner (disposal) Customs (Prev), HQ Patna and the deputy/assistant commissioner of customs (P) division Motihari, Muzaffarpur and Raxaul.
The accused Lalit Patil had escaped from a government-run hospital in Pune after he was helped by two women who have also been held in the case. The women gave Patil Rs 25 lakh when he landed in Nashik after his escape, police claimed.
The operations, which took place on September 23-24, 2023, resulted in the recovery of 689.52 grams of heroin in the general areas of Chhungte and Zote.
Acting on specific inputs, police recovered 915 gm of heroin in Serchhip. At least six people have been arrested for possessing the contraband, official said.
Drugs worth crores of rupees have been seized in Ratnagiri from different locations near the coast between August 14-17.
Maharashtra drugs seizure: The destruction of large quantities of seized narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances worth Rs 1,500 crore has been carried out by Preventive Commissionerate of Mumbai Customs, Zone-III.
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