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Anti-Narcotics Operations in India Net 235 Kg of Ganja and Serial Heroin, Smack Seizures

Law enforcement agencies have ramped up coordinated raids under state-led campaigns to disrupt trans-border drug networks

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The Navi Mumbai police's anti-narcotics cell raided a room at lodge in CBD-Belapur area on July 5.
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According to director general of police Gaurav Yadav, preliminary investigation has revealed that the consignment was sent by Pakistan-based handlers for distribution in Punjab. (HT)

Overview

  • Coimbatore Rural Police intercepted a vehicle near Sulur on July 10, seizing 235 kg of ganja worth about ₹70 lakh and arresting two men en route to Kerala.
  • A joint patrol by Uttar Pradesh Police and Sashastra Seema Bal near Rupaideha recovered 100 g of smack valued at ₹80 lakh on July 8 and detained a 19-year-old smuggler.
  • Ferozepur police on July 9 arrested three people, including a mother-son duo, and seized 2 kg of heroin along with two pistols and live cartridges while probing an earlier heroin bust.
  • Navi Mumbai Police’s anti-narcotics cell dismantled an interstate heroin ring, arresting nine suspects and recovering 120 g of heroin valued at ₹47 lakh in a probe triggered by a July 4 tip-off.
  • State agencies from Punjab to Telangana are now tracing cross-border supply chains, digital money trails and accomplices still at large as part of sustained enforcement campaigns.