Amit Shah to stress on ways to curtail drug trafficking through maritime route in Karnataka meeting

Mar 23, 2023

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will focus on aspects like ways to curtail drug trafficking through maritime routes, and stringent punitive action on drug...

Pakistan has emerged as transit hub for global narcotic smuggling

Apr 12, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], April 12 : Afghanistan is the prime source of opium supply to the world drug markets and Pakistan is the transport hub...

NCB flags rising drug smuggling through coastal routes; synthetic drug seizures see sixfold surge since 2019

Sep 18, 2025

India's Coastal states are emerging as key hotspots for the smuggling of synthetic drugs and precursor chemicals, according to the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)'s...

Assam govt to form dedicated anti-narcotics task force to counter shifting drug routes

Sep 04, 2026

The decision was taken during the two-day Senior Superintendent of Police conference held at Lachit Barphukan Police Academy in Dergaon under the Chairmanship of...

ED raids five locations in Tamil Nadu in Rs 250 crore drug smuggling case

May 26, 2026

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted search operations at five locations across Madurai and Chennai in connection with a major drug smuggling syndicate...

"Developing new strategy for this....": Home Minister Amit Shah on tackling drug deliveries through couriers, postal services

Sep 06, 2026

Addressing the growing challenge of narcotics smuggling through non-traditional routes, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday admitted that while a "leak-proof" plan is...