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Narcotics Control Bureau

Organisers and crew members of the event on cruise Cordelia were detained and brought for questioning in a drugs related case at the NCB office, in Mumbai, Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. (PTI/Shashank Parade)

Cruise ship drug case: NCB arrests one more drug peddler

With this, the anti-drugs agency has so far arrested 17 people in the case

06 Oct 2021 1:43 PM

Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik. NCB team reaches Rhea's home to serve summons for joining probe. (PTI Photo)

SSR death probe: NCB summons Rhea Chakraborty to join investigation

The agency has said that it wants to question Rhea, 28, the main accused in the case, to take the probe forward

06 Sep 2020 9:47 AM

The agency told the court that Vilatra has revealed names of many persons to whom he supplied drugs. (PTI Photo)

SSR case: Man held for alleged drug trafficking remanded in NCB custody

The accused, Zaid Vilatra (21), was produced before a metropolitan magistrate’s court which remanded him in NCB’s custody for seven days

04 Sep 2020 10:14 AM

In a joint investigation by the Narcotics Control Bureau and the local police, it was revealed that suspicious substance in the gunny bags was ketamine, a psychotrophic substance, and there were 1,160 packets of 1 kg each worth Rs 300 crore in the international market, they said. (Photo: Twitter | @IndiaCoastGuard)

Coast Guard seizes Ketamine drug worth Rs 300 crore from Myanmarese ship

On rummaging the vessel, 57 suspicious gunny bundles were found aboard, the Coast Guard said.

22 Sep 2019 4:56 PM

A special Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substan-ces (NDPS) Act court on Monday convicted IPS officer Saji Mohan for illegally possessing 37 kilos of heroin in 2009 and sentenced him to 15 years’ imprisonment. His co-accused Haryana constable Rajesh Kumar Kataria was also found guilty and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. (Representational Image)

Ex-IPS sentenced to 15 years jail

The duo was charged with criminal conspiracy and also under the provisions of the NDPS Act.

20 Aug 2019 9:01 AM

Following his arrest by the ATS, a probe was launched in Chandigarh where he was posted in the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). (Photo: File)

Saji Mohan drug peddling case: Mumbai court postpones verdict till Aug 19

Mohan was arrested by the ATS in 2009, who was in possession of 12 kg heroin.

14 Aug 2019 7:11 PM

The jute bags are then filled with spices and dry fruits to be exported to India.

After Rs 600cr bust, Afghans held with Rs 200cr heroin

According to police, the drug, Afghan heroin, is embedded in jute strings.

24 Jul 2019 6:46 AM

4.8 kilograms of hashish was seized from a truck at the Azadpur vegetable market in the national capital on January 8. (Photo: File)

Four including foreigner arrested in Delhi smuggling narcotics

In the first case, NCB arrested a man from Anand Vihar bus stand and recovered 7 kgs of hashish.

12 Jan 2019 4:46 PM

The seized contraband worth Rs 6.5 lakhs in the illegal market will be produced before the Court of Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Balurghat on Monday. (Representational Image)

Kolkata Police seizes 135 grams of Methamphetamine

No person has been arrested till now in this case.

31 Dec 2018 2:32 PM

2 arrested for possessing banned drugs in Andheri

The officials said that the accused had procured the narcotics from a person who hails from Himachal Pradesh.

06 Nov 2018 2:05 AM

The accused woman is a carrier who has made at least 10 overseas trips in the past two years, allegedly to smuggle drugs.

Woman booked for possessing 2.9kg charas

The officials said she was paid Rs 50,000 for every successful trip.

02 Oct 2018 2:10 AM

African in NCB net for carrying 160gm cocaine

The accused possesses passports of three countries leading to confusion on his country of origin.

28 Jul 2018 1:55 AM

12kg ganja seized, one held at airport

The accused, Archana Jain, was going to catch the flight of a private ariline on Monday morning.

29 May 2018 12:33 AM

A total of 106 capsules, containing 930 grams of pure South American cocaine, were recovered from the woman. (Representational Image/AFP)

Brazilian woman held for smuggling cocaine in 106 self-swallowed capsules

The woman was apprehended by the NCB sleuths on May 14, upon her arrival from Sao Paulo in Brazil, based on an intelligence input.

21 May 2018 11:55 AM

The final destination of the seized cocaine was tracked to Goa. (Photo: Pixabay)

NCB seizes 360gm of cocaine sent by post

Narcotic parcel was sent to woman in Nagpur.

11 May 2018 1:22 AM

During interrogation, Mr Roy admitted to have procured the drugs from a friend in Bangalore, he said, adding that the drugs were supplied to different clubs, private parties as well as school and colleges, he said.

Four arrested for drug trafficking

Roy was arrested in 2015 by Bangalore Police on charges of drug trafficking, he said.

18 Apr 2018 7:56 AM

A senior official in the anti-narcotics establishment said that these figures reflect a trend of the involvement of the Nigerians and those from other African countries in such crimes.

40 per cent of foreigners held for drug crimes are Nigerians

Nigerians, according to the NCB data, account for 40% of the foreigners’ arrested for drug and related crimes in the country last year.

18 Apr 2018 6:35 AM

Betty Rame from Zimbabwe has been handed over to the Narcotics Control Bureau for further questioning. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Zimbabwe woman who had Rs 15 Cr drugs in bag arrested at Delhi airport

The foreign national was caught with drugs after CISF officials at Delhi airport got a tip-off from the Narcotics Control Bureau.

04 Apr 2018 10:16 AM

The accused were apprehended based on the information that was given to the NCB by a tipper.

Ncb arrests 2 with charas worth Rs 5lakh

There are more accomplices of the arrested duo and hence the officials have not revealed details pertaining to the modus of their smuggling.

06 Mar 2018 3:51 AM

Gaurav, a student of the Hindu college, was named as the kingpin of the racket by the NCB, which added that the charas was being allegedly sourced by these students from Himachal Pradesh. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

4 students of top Delhi colleges arrested as part of new year drugs crackdown

The NCB has also seized 1.14 kg of charas and three LSD blot papers that would have been probably supplied to the new year party.

30 Dec 2017 3:53 PM

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