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New Delhi, Oct 15 (PTI) A suspected drug supplier carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 was arrested for allegedly supplying heroin to dealers in UP and Delhi-NCR, police said Monday. 

The accused identified as Sarvan Yadav was arrested in connection with a case wherein he had supplied heroin worth Rs 20 crore in the international market to his dealer, they said. 

"Acting on a tip off, a trap was laid near New Delhi Railway Station on October 12 where Yadav had come to board the train for Jharkhand. Subsequently, the accused was arrested," Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell), said. 

During interrogation, Yadav disclosed that he was involved in drug trafficking for the last four to five years and had supplied more than 50 kg heroin to various dealers. 

Yadav used to procure heroin from Manipur, West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand; and supply them to his drug dealers based in UP and Delhi-NCR, police added.



Jammu, Oct 15 (PTI) Three alleged drug peddlers were arrested and charas and heroin seized in two incidents in Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Monday. 


Milap Chand alias Labbu, a resident of Birnoo village of Ramnagar, was arrested along with 300 grams of charas during patrolling in Udhampur district, a police spokesman said. 

He said Vijay Singh and Manpreet Singh were arrested after 25 grams of heroin worth Rs 1.25 lakh was recovered from them in Gandhi Nagar area of Jammu. 

They were riding a two-wheeler when they were stopped by police for checking, he said, adding 15 grams heroin was recovered from Vijay and 10 grams heroin was seized from Manpreet. 

Two separate cases under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic. Substances (NDPS) Act were registered in the police stations concerned against the accused who were being questioned, the spokesperson said.



New Delhi, Oct 12 (PTI)
 Two suspected drug peddlers, belonging to an interstate narcotic cartel, were nabbed from near Commonwealth Games village with six kilogram of heroin worth Rs 24 crores in the international market, police said on Friday.


According to police, the two accused, Ikram (30) and Arvind Rana (35), have been supplying heroin to their clients in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh's Meerut and Saharanpur for the last 10 years.

In they last one year, they have supplied over 80 kg of heroin to drug peddlers in Delhi, a police official said.

Acting on a tip-off, a trap was laid underneath a flyover near Commonwealth Games village on Delhi-Meerut Expressway, where the two accused were supposed to arrive to deliver a consignment to one of their contacts, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) P S Kushwah said.

At 12.20 pm, a car, which was spotted coming from Gazipur border, was stopped near the flyover. Two accused, who were in the car, were overpowered and initially four kg of heroin was seized, he said.

After a thorough search of the car another two kg heroin was seized, the officer said.

During interrogation, Ikram and Rana disclosed that they were members of an interstate narcotic cartel and the seized heroin was procured by them from a person based in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, Kushwah said.

They also told the police that the Bareilly-based person is a drug supplier and is on parole in a case of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act.

A case has been registered against the accused and further investigation is underway to trace the main supplier, the police officer said.



Chandigarh, Oct 12 (PTI)
 In a major crackdown on drug peddlers, the Haryana Police Friday arrested one person and seized 100 kg cannabis leaves allegedly being smuggled in a car in Jhajjar district, officials said. 

On a tip-off, a police team signalled a car bearing Delhi registration number to stop. On checking, the team found five bags of cannabis leaves weighing 100 kg, a spokesman of the state police department said.

Police arrested the driver who was later identified as Rajesh, a resident of Basai Enclave in Gurgaon, he said.

During preliminary investigation, it was revealed that Rajesh and his accomplice were also engaged in illegal trade of liquor smuggling, he said.

"A case under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act had been registered against them in city police station, Bahadurgarh," he said.

The accused was produced before the court from where he was sent in judicial custody.



Jammu, Oct 12 (PTI) A drug peddler was arrested after intoxicants were allegedly found in his possession in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district Thursday, police said.

A police team intercepted the man at Roundomail area and recovered 600 tablets of Tramadol, an intoxicant, from his possession, they said.

A case has been registered.


Jammu, Jul 7 : Two suspected drug peddlers were arrested after police recovered 413 kgs of poppy straw from a Punjab-bound truck laden with vegetables here, a police official said today.

A police party signalled a truck to stop for checking at Sunjwan Morh near Bhatindi last evening but the driver tried to speed away, the official said.

He said the police party intercepted the vehicle after a brief chase and recovered the contraband from it.

Two persons including truck driver Umar Riyaz, a resident of Wuyan village of Pampore in south Kashmir, were arrested and booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the official said.

The truck was on its way to Amritsar in Punjab from Kashmir and the value of the seized contraband in the black market was around Rs 17 lakhs, the police official said.PTI



Bahraich (UP), Jul 7 :  Two women have been arrested for drug peddling and narcotic substance was recovered from their possession here, police said today.
Superintendent of Police Sabharaj Singh said acting on a tip-off, a police team arrested the women, identified as Shahnaz and Rubia, from the Nanpara police station area yesterday.

"The arrested women are both residents of Nanpara. 150 gram smack and Rs 4,890 in cash have been recovered from them," the SP said.

A case has been registered against the women under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.PTI


Kolkata, May 29 :  The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Eastern Zone, today arrested a person and seized a kilogram of heroin from him in Murshidabad district, a senior official said.


Acting on a tip-off, NCB sleuths nabbed the person from the Old BDO More in Domkol of Murshidabad district when he was waiting for his associate, he said.

"During on the spot interrogation, the accused revealed that he took it from Malda and was waiting for one of his associate to move out from the area, the official said.

He added that the market value of the heroin was around Rs 2 crore.

The accused is a resident of Itban Nagar in Domkal police station limits in the district, the officer said.

"The seized drug was sourced from Malda and was to be sent to Bangladesh," he added.PTI


Srinagar, Apr 21: Jammu and Kashmir police arrested a drug peddler and recovered cannabis in north Kashmir's Bandipora district on Friday evening, a police spokesman said here.
He said following an tip-off, a 'naka' was set up at Paribal crossing Aloosa in Bandipora district last evening. The naka party challenged a person and during his search, police recovered 650 grams of powdered form of cannabis from his possession.
The drug peddler was arrested, he said, adding that a case has been registered and further investigation taken up. UNI


SAMBA, DECEMBER 23: The Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment, Choudhary Lal Singh today called for stern action against individuals/groups dealing in narcotic substances.
He was speaking at a function organised by People Forum for Human Values to celebrate its 10th foundation year. The organisation works with motto of achieving ‘Pollution and Drug free society’. The Minister was chief guest at the function while MLA Samba Dr Devinder Kumar Manyal was the guest of honor.
          The Minister said that police has to play pivotal role in controlling drug menace and called for its proactive role in deterring drug dealers. In view of repeated complaints by locals regarding pollution caused by some factories, he asked pollution Control Board to inspect these industrial units and take action against defaulters. The Minister also remembered the founder of People Forum for human values, Late Hoshiar Singh and recalled his long term association with him.
          MLA samba called for adoption of latest technology in establishing effluent treatment plants and said that Industries are vital for the economy of the region; however, it must be made sure that they are working as per pollution control norms. He called for counselling of drug users and their rehabilitation in drug de-addiction centres.
          On the occasion, meritorious students who had excelled across sports, education and other fields were   also felicitated including international level wushu player Rajinder Singh, Shikhi Sambyal who had received award for best essay at national level by Prime Minister and Sheetal who was selected in recently declared KAS results.

          Additional Deputy Commissioner Samba Tilak Raj Sharma, Addl SP Raja Adil Hamid, President People’s Forum for Human Values, Karan singh, Advocate SS Sambyal, prominent citizens and school children were also present at the event. 


Jammu, Nov 20: Two drug peddlers were arrested on Monday morning with contraband of poppy straw in this winter capital of the state.
"Police this morning arrested two persons with 9-kg of Poppy straw from Bus Stand area," official spokesman here said. He said that police during patrolling in platform area of Bus Stand, found two persons suspicious and on their checking around 9 kg Poppy straw recovered from their possession. The arrested persons were identified as Gurmeet Singh and Shiv Dayal Rana, both residents of Bhuno Bahowal, Hoshiarpur Punjab.A case under NDPS Act has been registered and investigations started.UNI