Overview

• Delhi Police’s South-East District anti-narcotics team arrested seven suspects and seized more than 121 kg of cannabis smuggled from Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, while the alleged kingpin remains at large.
• Hyderabad’s Rachakonda Special Operations Team detained two men and confiscated 20 kg of hashish oil valued at Rs 1.2 crore en route to Bengaluru.
• The Anti-Narcotics Task Force in Delhi’s Shahdara district arrested two individuals from Uttar Pradesh and recovered over 323 g of heroin as raids expand to trace suppliers.
• Thane police officers apprehended a man with 130 g of hydroponic ganja worth Rs 3.9 lakh and seized his scooter, phone and scales; an FIR under the NDPS Act has been registered.
• Authorities uncovered extensive inter-state smuggling networks that relied on vulnerable couriers, prompting intensified investigations to dismantle remaining links.