Two arrested with heroin in DelhiOctober 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Two men have been arrested in the national capital with fine quality heroin valued at Rs.7 million in the international market, police said Thursday. The Crime Branch took into custody Nurul Sheikh and Mohammad Hussain from Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar and recovered 400 grams of heroin from Sheikh and 350 grams from Hussain Wednesday.
Nigerian national held with heroin worth Rs.1 croreSeptember 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Nigerian national was arrested in the national capital with over one kg of heroin worth Rs.1 crore (Rs.10 million), Delhi Police said Wednesday. Banzi Babatunde, member of an international drug cartel, was arrested Tuesday from Lodhi Road area on a specific information, a police officer said.
Three men arrested with 2 kg heroin in DelhiSeptember 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Three members of a drug peddlers' gang were arrested from the national capital with 2 kg of heroin, police said Monday. A team from Delhi Police's Narcotics Cell arrested the three men Sunday from Wazirabad area in north Delhi, a police officer said.
Heroin worth Rs.200 mn seized in PunjabAugust 31st, 2009 AMRITSAR - The Punjab Police arrested five people here Monday and recovered four kilograms of heroin from their possession, officials said. According to a senior official of Punjab Police, the seized contraband is worth Rs.200 million (Rs.20 crore) in the international market.
Woman sentenced to nearly 3 years for visa fraud scheme involving Cambodian sham marriagesAugust 31st, 2009 Woman gets nearly 3 years in fake marriage caseSEATTLE — A 35-year-old Seattle-area woman who ran a visa fraud scheme involving sham marriages to Cambodians faces two years and nine months in prison. Vuthy Sim was sentenced Monday for three counts each of visa fraud and money laundering, conspiracy to commit those offenses and concealing an illegal alien.
Feds seize heroin worth $17 million, indict 21 in Mexico, California drug ringJuly 30th, 2009 Feds seize heroin worth $17 million in CaliforniaSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Authorities say federal drug agents have broken up a narcotics ring responsible for importing heroin valued at $17.5 million into California from Mexico.
Malay man nabbed for hiding 150g heroin in kid's bookJuly 23rd, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian man was taken into custody for trying to smuggle heroin into Australia by hiding it in a kid's story book. The 56-year-old man had carved a little compartment inside the book and filled it with the drug.
Myanmar authorities seize nearly a tonne of heroinJuly 15th, 2009 BANGKOK - Myanmar authorities intercepted nearly one tonne of heroin in Shan state in one of the biggest drug busts in recent history, Thai media reports said Wednesday. The massive seizure, netting 950 kg of heroin and 340,000 methamphetamine pills, was made Monday in Tachilek, in northeastern Myanmar, the Bangkok Post reported, citing anti-narcotics officers who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Two arrested with heroin in Uttar PradeshJuly 13th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Two men involved in supplying contraband drugs to various states were arrested in Uttar Pradeshs Ghazipur district with heroin worth nearly Rs.2 crore, police said Monday. Inspector D.P.
$30 million worth of heroin stuffed in Build-A-Bear toys is found during NYC drug bustJuly 5th, 2009 Drug bust nets heroin stuffed in Build-A-Bear toysNEW YORK — A dozen people have been arrested, and 33 pounds of heroin worth $30 million and stuffed inside Build-A-Bear toys has been seized in a drug bust in the Bronx. The arrests late Friday afternoon were announced Saturday by the New York office of the Drug Enforcement Administration along with city and state police.
Three arrested in Noida with one kg of heroinJune 9th, 2009 NOIDA - Police in this suburb of the national capital Tuesday arrested three people for allegedly smuggling and selling drugs and seized nearly one kg of heroin from them. Virendra Kumar, Nawab and Naeem Alam were arrested from Labour Chowk near Khoda under the Sector 58 police station while they were about to deliver the drugs to a client, police said, adding one kg of heroin, valued at Rs.2 crores (Rs.20 million) in the international market, was recovered from them.
Four held in Noida with heroin worth Rs.1 croreJune 6th, 2009 NOIDA - Four people were arrested with 5 kg of heroin worth Rs.1 crore in this town adjoining the national capital, police said Saturday. Senior Superintendent of Police Ashok Kumar Singh said the four - Sanjay Sharma, Rajeev Sharma alias Raju, Santosh and Munna - were arrested Friday evening.
Afghan man, Indian woman held with heroinJune 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - An Afghan man and an Indian woman were arrested here Friday with Rs.3 crore (Rs.30 million) worth of high quality heroin, police said. A Nigerian man is sought in the case.
4 Cambodian karaoke workers killed by fire in their roomMay 4th, 2009 Fire kills 4 karaoke workers in CambodiaPHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A police officer says four Cambodian women who worked at a karaoke parlor were killed and two other people injured as a fire swept through their room while they slept. Maj. Thuch Ra said the four, aged 15 to 22, died early Sunday in the northwestern city of Battambang.
Pa. sisters, age 65 and 70, accused of dealing heroin out of their homes for about 6 monthsApril 30th, 2009 Sisters, age 65 and 70, accused of dealing heroinSTROUDSBURG, Pa. — A northeastern Pennsylvania prosecutor said he's shocked that two sisters accused of selling heroin are 65 and 70 years old.
Loading ...