Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada, co-founder of the infamous Sinaloa drug cartel and the son of his former partner, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the two top leaders of Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel, are now in US custody. They were arrested in Texas, US Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement on Thursday.“Ismael Zambada Garcia, or…
NEW DELHI: As part of its crackdown on narco-smuggling, govt on Thursday announced a switch to a “duty-to-share” protocol to make agencies exchange crucial information on drug trafficking.Union home minister Amit Shah emphasised that profits generated from narco-smuggling mark the “most serious security threat” as he called for a rigorous review of financial investigations into…
NEW DELHI: Working on information shared by the US authorities, Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday arrested Banmeet Singh, an accused in an international drug trafficking network, who was earlier convicted and had served a five-year prison term in the US. He has been remanded to ED custody for seven days by a special court in Dehradun….
NEW DELHI: A 40-year-old Indian national, Banmeet Singh, has been sentenced to five years in prison for selling controlled substances on dark web marketplaces. He was ordered to forfeit approximately USD 150 million. Singh, who hails from Haldwani, was arrested in April 2019 in London at the request of the US. In March 2023, he…
CHENNAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) began searches in about 35 places in the city linked to international drug trafficking accused Jaffer Sadiq on Tuesday morning. The searches started around 7 am and ED teams reached Jaffer Sadiq’s house in Santhome. The office of film director Ameer, who was recently questioned by NCB in Delhi for…
