NCB busts drug syndicate; three arrested
The Hindu
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted a drug syndicate and seized 620 grams of hashish oil, 21.48 grams of hashish and 221 grams of magic mushroom (psilocybin) honey in Pudukottai and Coimbato
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted a drug syndicate and seized 620 grams of hashish oil, 21.48 grams of hashish and 221 grams of magic mushroom (psilocybin) honey in Pudukottai and Coimbatore. Three persons have been arrested on charges of smuggling these narcotic substances.
Acting on specific intelligence, officers of NCB, Madurai Sub Zone, intercepted a domestic courier parcel suspected to contain hashish oil at Pudukkottai. After prolonged surveillance, two residents of Pudukottai who came to receive the parcel were nabbed. On examination, the parcel was found to contain hashish oil. Preliminary inquiries revealed that the main receiver was from Coimbatore and he too was arrested.
Capt. Brijesh Chowta, Dakshina Kannada MP, on Saturday urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to facilitate speeding up of ongoing critical infrastructure works in the region, including Mangaluru-Bengaluru NH 75 widening, establishment of Indian Coast Guard Academy, and merger of Konkan Railway Corporation with the Indian Railways.