Drugs valued at Rs 6 cr seized in Assam, two held
The Special Task Force (STF) in Assam on Sunday seized drugs worth Rs 6 crore which were smuggled from Manipur and arrested two persons including a drug peddler
The Special Task Force (STF) in Assam on Sunday seized drugs worth Rs 6 crore which were smuggled from Manipur and arrested two persons including a drug peddler
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday informed that the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has revised the ceiling prices of eight scheduled drugs that are used for treatment of several diseases including Asthma, Glaucoma, Thalassemia, and Tuberculosis.
The seizure is part of the consignment of the cartel that the police had busted in the national capital earlier on October 2 and seized more than 560 kg of cocaine.
The Madhya Pradesh police impounded a godown located just two kilometers away from the factory in the state capital where the mephedrone (MD) drug was stored.
Bolpur Police has started a probe after lodging two separate cases under the narcotics act.
Chairing the high-level review meeting, he said, “For India to become the global leader in drugs regulation to match our global reputation of ‘Pharmacy of the World’, we need to have a world class regulatory framework matching our scale of operations and international expectations.”
Drugs are allegedly sold near a school at Budge Budge in South 24-Parganas, which is just a stone's throw from the local panchayat office and a police post.
The Chandannagar police commissionerate at its headquarters in Chinsurah organized an awareness programme among school children today. The occasion was International Day Against Drug Abuse
Counterfeit diabetes drugs have been in circulation since 2022, a problem affecting all regions of the world, the WHO warned in a statement.
The main dealer involved in this racket is believed to be a drug peddler named Prashant Patil from Pune, on whose orders MDMA was manufactured in Jodhpur, said officials.
