Page 8 - Narcotics

The argument for and against the partial legalisation of narcotics

While most states are reluctant to take illicit drug trade head on, some like Sikkim are flirting with partial legitimacy, others like Punjab are coming down hard

Businessman facing losses during lockdown held for trying to sell opium

A 40-year-old businessman was arrested here on Saturday for allegedly trying to sell opium after facing financial problems due to the coronavirus lockdown, police said

Over 256 kg of drugs seized, 12 people arrested across India over 2 weeks

Further, opium poppy and cannabis, which were being illicitly cultivated on 5,049 acres of land, were destroyed, it said.

Narcotics racket worth Rs 3,000 crore busted

A team raided the premises of Udaipur-based Marudhar Drinks on Friday and detected a hidden room full of cs of banned Mandrax (sedative drug) tablets

Nigerian woman with cocaine worth Rs 17.8 crore held in UP

Woman has been booked under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act