drug seizure
Indian-Origin Man Sentenced to 10 Years for £4 Million Heroin Smuggling Conspiracy to UK
Nov 28, 2025 02:37 am CST
A 57-year-old Indian-origin man, Rajesh Bakshi, has been jailed for 10 years after pleading guilty to a £4 million heroin smuggling conspiracy intercepted at Dover port. His co-conspirator Jon-Paul Clark received 9 years following an NCA investigation that tracked their movements through the Netherlands and Belgium prior to the drug seizure in June 2022.
Senior IPS Officer Exposes Police Involvement in Madhya Pradesh's Narcotic Cough Syrup Trade
Oct 28, 2025 02:22 am CST
A high-ranking police official in Madhya Pradesh has publicly exposed alleged police involvement in narcotic cough syrup trafficking. Inspector General Gaurav Rajput of Rewa Range claims to possess a list of officers complicit in the multi-crore drug network extending from Bhopal to Delhi. Despite recent seizures worth lakhs of rupees, Rajput suggests these operations are insufficient, as the addictive codeine-based syrup continues to infiltrate every community, transforming Rewa from a region known for temples and tiger reserves into what's now called the 'Corex Capital' of Madhya Pradesh.