In a major crackdown on illegal drug manufacturing, the Kotwali police, under the Krishnagar police district seized a large quantity of acetic anhydride, a banned chemical essential for heroin production.
In a major haul, security forces on Friday recovered 6.5 kg of heroin in the border district of Rajouri.
In one of the biggest heroin seizures of this year amid the ongoing war against drugs, the Amritsar Rural Police has busted a cross-border smuggling racket with the arrest of a drug smuggler and recovered 30-kg heroin from his possession.
The Assam Rifles has seized heroin worth Rs 34.5 lakh in Champhai district of Mizoram.
In a major success, the Srinagar police on Wednesday dismantled a major drug trafficking operation and seized 8 kilograms of heroin smuggled from Pakistan.
Meghalaya Police on Sunday arrested two drug peddlers from a hotel in Meghalaya's Shillong and seized drugs from their possession.
Based on the information of the intelligence agency of the Border Security Force, on the night of January 14, 2023, two Punjab-based smugglers were caught at the India-Pakistan border near Sri Ganganagar.
The security forces succeeded in making the arrest and recovery of such a huge consignment of narcotics following an operation.
Special Commissioner of Police, Crime, Ravindra Singh Yadav said that the team of ANTF of Delhi Police is carrying out a ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat (Drug Free India)’ campaign, by conducting a series of meticulously planned operations across India against the drug traffickers.
In detailed search of the area, troops recovered 21 packets of contraband suspected to be heroin wrapped in tape.
