Drugs valued at Rs 6 cr seized in Assam, two held
The Special Task Force (STF) in Assam on Sunday seized drugs worth Rs 6 crore which were smuggled from Manipur and arrested two persons including a drug peddler
The Special Task Force (STF) in Assam on Sunday seized drugs worth Rs 6 crore which were smuggled from Manipur and arrested two persons including a drug peddler
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday informed that the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has revised the ceiling prices of eight scheduled drugs that are used for treatment of several diseases including Asthma, Glaucoma, Thalassemia, and Tuberculosis.
The seizure is part of the consignment of the cartel that the police had busted in the national capital earlier on October 2 and seized more than 560 kg of cocaine.
The Madhya Pradesh police impounded a godown located just two kilometers away from the factory in the state capital where the mephedrone (MD) drug was stored.
Bolpur Police has started a probe after lodging two separate cases under the narcotics act.
STRAP: The BSF, in its drive against the illegal transportation of drugs, carried out a joint operation with troops of the 7 Battalion, Mizoram & Cachar Frontier BSF along with the Karimganj Police.
A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli sought a response from the Ministry of Health, National AIDS Control Organisation and others on a plea filed by the Network of People Living with HIV and AIDS, a registered society, against the shortage of antiretroviral drugs in the country.
The MLSS literally translates into House of Skill Empowernment for the Meetei Women. In existence since 1983, the group’s birth coincided with the outbreak of the HIV/AIDS virus and the drugs scourge both of which exploded like an epidemic in Manipur at almost the same time.
Khattar said the Health Department should also gather information about drug de-addiction centres being run by Red Cross Society or other social organisations on a single platform.
The police have also recovered Rs 2.73 crore of drug money from the possession of drug smugglers arrested in these two months.
