21 verified cases involving Drugs (NDPS), newest first.
Aditya Mishra, a notorious ganja smuggler, was being transported from Odisha to Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, when he escaped police custody. Miscreants intercepted the police vehicle in the Chhuhiya valley, used a chemical spray on the officers, and facilitated his escape.
Banda police arrested Ravindra Gupta in connection with the smuggling of codeine-based syrup following an investigation under 'Operation Eagle'. The arrest occurred 22 days after the initial case was registered.
A court in Patna has expressed serious concern regarding a security lapse involving the transport of ganja from Assam to Bihar. The case involves the involvement of minors in the illicit activity.
A drug trafficking accused arrested with approximately 10 grams of heroin died by suicide in Ludhiana jail custody. The accused allegedly used a piece of cloth torn from a mattress zipper to hang himself while in the lock-up. The incident occurred on a Thursday morning.
NIA took over investigation of a methamphetamine seizure case in August 2026 after initial chargesheet was filed on March 27, 2025. Accused were chargesheeted under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, and the Foreigners Act, 1946. NIA conducted searches across 13 locations in Tamil Nadu and Mizoram with cash recovery.
Gujarat police seized a house valued at Rs 15 lakh and a car worth Rs 6 lakh belonging to a Bihar-based drug smuggler. The seizure order was issued under sections 68-I and 68-U of the NDPS Act after hearings in April and July 2026.
A case involving seizures of commercial-quantity narcotics, heard by the Punjab & Haryana High Court. The court noted the NCB's submission that the contraband recovered attracted the statutory rigour of Section 37 of the NDPS Act.
Counter Intelligence Amritsar cracked a cross-border narcotics network and recovered 20 kg of heroin. The arrested accused was allegedly working under the direction of a foreign-based handler connected to cross-border smugglers, as per preliminary investigations by Punjab Police DGP.
A Public Interest Litigation was filed seeking steps to expedite NDPS trials and tackle drug abuse. The Supreme Court issued notices to the Centre and States demanding action on expediting NDPS cases and addressing the national drugs problem.
Tuanpi, an alleged drug supplier, was arrested by NCB and Manipur Police in connection with multiple NDPS cases. He is the principal accused in three NCB cases involving seizures of approximately 28.22 kg of methamphetamine tablets and 1.278 kg of heroin. He was wanted across multiple drug law enforcement agencies.
Actor Siddhanth Kapoor and two others were booked in a 2022 Bengaluru rave party drug case. The Karnataka High Court has quashed the FIR against all three accused, bringing an end to the proceedings.
In an international crackdown named 'Operation Hard Ball', law enforcement agencies in the United States, Canada and Europe arrested 24 persons connected to India-based transnational organised crime syndicates. The operation, led by the FBI, targeted criminal networks allegedly involved in murder, extortion, drug trafficking, firearms offences and organised crime activities spanning multiple countries. An SHO (Station House Officer) from Punjab is among those the FBI seeks to extradite as part of the investigation.
Five men were acquitted by the Chhattisgarh High Court in a case involving seizure of 833 kilograms of ganja. The court criticized the investigation as marked by 'casualness and indifference' and noted that the main accused had escaped custody. The High Court set aside convictions and sentences of up to 15 years imposed by the Special NDPS Court in Raipur.
A Chhattisgarh High Court acquitted seven accused in an NDPS case citing serious probe lapses. Subsequent raids in Chhattisgarh and Gujarat led to the arrest of eight people and seizure of large quantities of tramadol and alprazolam tablets; in September 2025, a special NDPS court had sentenced other accused to rigorous imprisonment.
Shimla Police arrested Gopal Kumar, a resident of Bathinda, during a raid on a homestay at Kanlog on June 20, 2026, with approximately 16 grams of heroin. Police froze assets worth Rs 2.09 crore linked to the case. The case is part of broader NDPS enforcement operations in Shimla district.
An IPS officer was arrested in connection with a fake drug bribery scheme involving Rs 3 crore. The officer allegedly sought money to 'fix' a CBI case related to a counterfeit medicine racket. Several politicians were also found to be involved in the investigation.
The Narcotics Control Bureau arrested the kingpin of an India-Myanmar transnational drug trafficking network following extensive surveillance and intelligence coordination. The operation involved interstate actions, leading to the arrest of the Myanmar-based key suspect, identified as Chintuang, in Delhi.
Delhi Police arrested multiple suspects including Shoyab Khan from Uttar Pradesh and Ravi Kashyap, along with associates from Punjab and Gujarat, in connection with organised criminal syndicates operating across India and Pakistan. The arrests were part of a large-scale operation conducted over 48 hours involving 1,000 teams.
Bengaluru City Police arrested 16 individuals and seized narcotics valued at ₹36.67 crore following a crackdown on a drug network operating across multiple locations.
Chatha, a drug trafficker, had a detention order quashed by the High Court. Approximately 39.936 kg of heroin, precursor chemicals, ammunition, and two clandestine heroin-processing laboratories were recovered in connection with the case.