Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “zero-tolerance” policy towards narcotics led to the seizure of drugs worth ₹22,000 crore between 2014 and 2022. | Latest News India
India s drug trafficking problems have been exacerbated by its proximity to two notorious narcotics domains, the Golden Triangle, and the Golden Crescent.
Gambians are calling for justice for 69 children who died from acute kidney injuries linked to India-made cough syrups. India says it suspended the licenses of the drug manufacturer and is investigating the tragedy.
A joint operation by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and the Indian Navy has led to the seizure of 200 kilogrammes of Afghanistani Heroin worth 1.45 million USD or 1,200 crores INR off of an Iranian Vessel.
Talking to the press, NCB's Deputy Director General (operations) Sanjay Kumar Singh said that the agencies have also arrested six Iranian nationals and that the boat and the seized drugs were brought to Mattancherry wharf.
From traditional plant-based drugs such as cannabis, cocaine, and heroin to synthetic drugs such as tramadol, consumption of narcotic substances in India has increased manifold in recent years.