Three people arrested in the Rs 250 crore drugs landing case at Veraval port were sent to police remand for 13 days on Saturday. More names have emerged during questioning. The accused are suspected to be part of an international drug syndicate.
Drug smugglers are using social media and mobile applications to fix drug deals, according to the Special Task Force (STF) Ludhiana. The STF has arrested drug peddlers who contacted smugglers through private Instagram accounts. Apps like Telegram and Signal are also being used. The STF has busted a heroin smuggling racket and recovered 1.97kg of heroin. The smugglers create accounts on Instagram with fake identities to form a network for drug smuggling.
In a major breakthrough, the special branch and criminal intelligence wing of Mohali police arrested an aide of gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria and seized foreign-made pistols dropped by a drone at Pakistan border.
CCB sleuths of Mangaluru city police arrested a peddler for allegedly selling MDMA in Padushedde on the city outskirts. Read more about the arrest and seizure.
Mysuru city police have launched a decoy operation to catch peddlers of ganja and are successful in their efforts. Police solve 19 burglaries in a month; four peddlers arrested.