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India extends NCB chief Anurag Garg's tenure till July next year

Anurag Garg, Narcotics Control Bureau chief, has received an extended tenure. His service as Director General of NCB will now continue until July 31, 2027. This extension aligns with his superannuation date. The NCB has recently achieved significant successes, including the seizure of Captagon, a drug linked to extremist networks.

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IPS Vineet Vinayak appointed as ADG, Narcotics Control Bureau

Sikkim cadre 1995 batch IPS officer Vineet Vinayak has been appointed as Additional Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau. Read full story on Dynamite News:

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Chief of NCB SIT that gave Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan a 'clean chit' in drugs case takes VRS on 'personal grounds'

NCB deputy director general (DDG) Sanjay Kumar Singh, who headed an SIT that gave a clean chit to actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan in the drugs-on-cruise case, has taken VRS just 8 months before his retirement. The 1996-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from the Odisha cadre is…

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Indian Navy-NCB apprehends boat with drugs weighing over 3,000 kg off Gujarat coast

In a successful coordinated operation at sea, Indian Navy, in coordination with Narcotics Control Bureau, apprehended a suspicious boat carrying almost 3,300 kg of contraband off the coast of Gujarat. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Sam DSouza petitions Bombay HC to quash CBI proceedings

MUMBAI: Sanville Adrian D’Souza alias Sam Dsouza has approached the Bombay high court vacation bench with a plea for quashing criminal proceedings and interim relief in connection with an alleged extortion and corruption case filed by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) linked to the October 2021 Cordelia Cruise drug bust…

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Bombay HC continues relief for Sameer Wankhede till June 8, takes his undertaking of not making press statements or tampering with witnesses

MUMBAI: Sameer Wankhede, the former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) zonal director in Mumbai accused by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in an alleged Rs 25 crore extortion and corruption case can continue to breathe easy till June 8.

The Times of India

"Will continue to cooperate in investigation": Sameer Wankhede after CBI questioning

Former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede was questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the alleged bribery in the drugs-on-cruise case concerning Aryan Khan. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Sameer Wankhede arrives at CBI office for questioning in connection with drugs on cruise case

Former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede on Saturday arrived at the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) office in the city, for questioning in connection with a case related to Aryan Khan drugs on cruise case. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Sameer Wankhede and others accused of serious irregularities in Mumbai cruise case

Sameer Wankhede and two others have been accused of serious irregularities owing to which an “independent witness” in the cruise ship case had allegedly conspired with others to extort ₹25 crore from Aryan Khan’s family

The Hindu

Install CCTVs in Central agencies, police stations within three months: SC

In the December 2020 verdict, a three-judge Bench led by Justice Rohinton Nariman (retired) had specifically directed the Centre to install CCTVs and recording equipment in the offices of the CBI, NIA, ED, Narcotics Control Bureau, Department of Revenue Intelligence, Serious Fraud Investigation Office.

The Hindu

Illegal poppy cultivation at India-Bangladesh border destroyed by BSF

BSF personnel along with Narcotics Control Bureau carried out a joint operation for the destruction of illegal poppy cultivation in village Balasi and Beltapara in Coochbehar. Read further on Dynamite News:

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6 held as NCB recovers drugs worth Rs 120 cr in Mumbai, Gujarat

In a major drug haul, the Narcotics Control Bureau recovered MD drugs worth Rs 120 crore, said officials on Friday. The drugs were seized at two places in Gujarat and Mumbai. Read more on Dynamite News:

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TDP seeks Centre’s intervention to rein in ganja smuggling in A.P.

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Mumbai: FIR against NCP leader Nawab Malik lodged after plaint by former NCB official Sameer Wankhede

MUMBAI: Former zonal director of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Sameer Wankhede on Sunday pressed charges against former Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik for "atrocities against a Dalit individual."

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Lucknow: NCB disposes off 15,230 kg of drugs worth Rs 15 crore

LUCKNOW: On "Azaadi ka amrit mahotsav", Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) of Lucknow Zone disposed of 15,230 kg of drugs worth Rs 15 crore on Saturday.

The Hindu

Have adopted zero tolerance policy towards drugs, showing results, says Home Minister Amit Shah

Amit Shah said zero tolerance towards drugs is necessary to achieve objective of a health society and prosperous nation.

The Times of India

Mumbai cruise drugs: Court summons accused, says enough material

MUMBAI: Holding that there’s sufficient material and that all the chemical analysis reports were positive, a special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act court on Friday took cognisance of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) chargesheet submitted against 14 accused in the cruise drugs bust case. The court has asked…

The Times of India

Sameer Wankhede transferred from DRI to DG Taxpayer Service Directorate in Chennai

MUMBAI: Indian Revenue Service officer Sameer Wankhede, who headed the Narcotics Control Bureau in Mumbai when the NCB arrested several persons, including superstar Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan in the controversial drugs-on-cruise case last year, was on Monday transferred to the DG Taxpayer Service Directorate in Chennai, an official said.

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Lower courts cited 'conspiracy' & grave offences; Bombay HC found no basis

MUMBAI: Seven months ago after two lower courts denied him bail-one of them considered the case on merits-it was Bombay high court that found no grounds in the Narcotics Control Bureau action against Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan and released him on bail. The HC order came days after…

The Times of India

Mumbai cruise drugs bust case: NCB reviews evidence, drops Aryan Khan from chargesheet

MUMBAI: After a review by a Special Investigation Team (SIT), the Narcotics Control Bureau has dropped its case against actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan.

The Times of India

Mumbai cruise drugs bust case: Sameer Wankhede is slated to face departmental action for ‘shoddy’ investigation

MUMBAI: Sameer Wankhede, the ex-officer of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) who initially investigated the Cordelia drugs haul case, is set to face departmental action for his "shoddy" probe, particularly against actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan who was given a clean chit by the anti-drugs agency on Friday.

The Times of India

As Aryan Khan gets a clean chit in the drugs case, Pooja Bhatt takes a sly dig at Sameer Wankhede: 'Truth prevails'

Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan, who was arrested by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in October 2021, got a clean chit in the drugs-on-cruise case on May 27.

The Times of India

Ex-Andhra Pradesh MP's son held in drugs case in Bengaluru

TIRUPATI: D K Srinivas, son of former TTD chairman D K Adikesavulu Naidu, was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Adikesavulu Naidu, a liquor baron, also served as Chittoor MP.

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NCB, Mumbai seizes 864 kg of codeine-based cough syrup, arrests two accused

Narcotics Control Bureau, Mumbai on Friday seized 864 kilograms of codeine-based cough syrup in the Bhiwandi area of Thane and arrested two persons in the matter.

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NCB's ex-zonal director Wankhede moves HC against show-cause notice over caste certificate

The Narcotics Control Bureau's (NCB) former zonal director Sameer Wankhede has approached the Bombay High Court challenging a notice issued to him by a caste certificate scrutiny committee, asking him to show cause as to why his caste certificate should not be confiscated.

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