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drug mafia

Who is the fugitive drug kingpin Virender Singh Basoya, extradited from the UAE to India?

OpIndia Staff - 14 August, 2026

The fugitive drug kingpin Virender Singh Basoya has been accused of running an international multi-crore cocaine and drug syndicate.

Crime

Manipur: Hindu policeman stabbed to death by Md Naobi during an anti-drug operation in Thoubal, accused arrested

OpIndia Staff - 4 June, 2026

Suresh was part of a police team which launched an anti-drug operation after receiving intelligence inputs relating to drug trafficking.

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J&K: Anantnag police demolish illegal commercial properties worth ₹1 crore belonging to notorious drug peddler Sajad Rather

OpIndia Staff - 2 May, 2026

The authorities demolished 15 shops located in the Bijbehara area belonging to Rather.

Crime

Amritsar Rural Police catches 51.5 kg of heroin, nabs two operatives linked with Pakistan-based narco-terror network

OpIndia Staff - 30 January, 2026

According to Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav, examination of the phones of the operatives caught by the police revealed that they were working in coordination with a Pakistan-based handler.

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With 128 FIRs, 32 arrests: Read how the Yogi government is uprooting the codeine cough syrup drug syndicate and how accused Alok is connected...

अनुराग - 19 December, 2025

Recently, in a press conference held in Lucknow on 8th December, UP Police DGP Rajiv Krishna stated that a total of 11 cases have been registered in the Lucknow zone, 4 cases in the Bareilly zone, 10 cases in the Gorakhpur zone, and 2 cases in the Varanasi zone. Through these cases, preparations are underway to dismantle the entire network through which the illegal drug trade was being conducted.

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Assam: 170 bighas of poppy cultivation worth crores destroyed by government

OpIndia Staff - 2 February, 2025

In a post shared on X, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, revealed that Assam police destroyed around 170 bjghas of poppy cultivation.

Crime

Drug ringleader wanted in US arrested in UK after his glamorous wife gave way the location in vacation photos on Instagram

OpIndia Staff - 26 January, 2025

A most wanted drug kingpin was arrested in the UK after the authorities got his location from an unexpected source, his wife’s Instagram posts

World

Canadian bank faces money-laundering probe over allegations of drug traffickers using the bank to launder money from sale of Fentanyl in USA

OpIndia Staff - 9 May, 2024

Bharat Masrani, CEO of TD Bank, said "Criminals relentlessly target financial institutions to launder money and TD has a responsibility and an obligation to thwart their illegal activity."

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