Nigerian held with 130 grams MDMA worth Rs 39 lakhs in Mumbai

Oct 10, 2021

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 10 : Mumbai's anti-narcotics cell has arrested a Nigerian national and recovered over 130 grams of MDMA drug worth Rs...

US Supreme Court rejects bid to curb access to abortion pills

Jun 14, 2024

The United States Supreme Court has rejected a bid to restrict access to a medication used in abortions, thereby ending abortion opponents' attempts to...

Captagon pills (a.k.a.poor man's cocaine) are flooding oil-rich Arab states

Dec 27, 2021

Nicosia [Cyprus], December 27 : A counterfeit version of Captagon, which is highly addictive, has become the drug of choice among young people in...

Japan to allow trial sale of emergency contraception pills sans prescription

Jun 27, 2023

A ministry panel has approved the sale of so-called morning-after pills at pharmacies that have trained pharmacists, private rooms, and are available on weekends,...

One held, drugs and cash seized by Central Crime Branch Bengaluru

May 22, 2020

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 22 : Central Crime Branch (CCB) Bengaluru has arrested an alleged drug peddler, an Ivory Coast national, and claimed to...

NCB arrests drug peddler in Mumbai, MDMA worth Rs 2 crore recovered

Mar 26, 2021

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 26 : Mumbai Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Thursday night arrested Shadab Batata, son of Farooq Batata, Mumbai's biggest drugs...