India's cannabis policy reflects a reality that no longer exists. Millions of Indians consume cannabis, several states already regulate aspects of its cultivation and traditional use, and industrial hemp is emerging as a legitimate economic opportunity.
In three separate cases, customs officials at Mumbai Airport arrested four people in connection with smuggling marijuana and gold, officials said on Friday.
Police in Odisha’s Bargarh district have arrested three people for smuggling of codeine-laced Wincerex and Eskuf cough syrup, a banned substance under the Narcotic Drug and Psychotropic Substance (NDPS) Act.
Jammu Magistrate Sachin Kumar Vaishya on Tuesday ordered identification of drug hotspots in the city and ascertaining of sources of moveable and immovable properties of convicts under the NDPS Act.
The Bench was scheduled to hear the matter on October 31, but it was postponed until November 16
The Special Task Force (STF) on Monday recommended the NDPS Competent Authority for the seizure of property in NDPS case under the provision of chapter V-A of NDPS Act
As many as 611 persons have been arrested in nine months for drug trafficking in Haryana's Sirsa district.
"In the NCB raids on October 2, the rules seem to have been blatantly violated. How did a private person who is a Bharatiya Janata Party activist hand over the accused The entire raid and busting the so-called rave party on the cruise ship are suspicious,"
The seized contraband would have fetched the accused persons over Rs one crore, police said.
A recent judgment of the Supreme Court holding that narcotics officers are police officers within the meaning of Section 25 of the Evidence Act will raise questions about the procedures followed in cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, writes.
