Tag: Narcotics Control Bureau

Eight CCB staff shunted for failing to curb drug menace
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Eight CCB staff shunted for failing to curb drug menace

February 7, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Amid a series of drug manufacturing and supply rackets being exposed in Mysuru by Police teams from Maharashtra and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Delhi, eight personnel of the City Crime Branch (CCB) have been transferred for allegedly failing to curb the drug menace effectively. Those transferred include CCB Head Constables Anil, Ramaswamy, Prakash…

Echo of NCB raids on Hebbal Drug Lab: Chemical units under lens; Police complete 80% checks
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Echo of NCB raids on Hebbal Drug Lab: Chemical units under lens; Police complete 80% checks

February 3, 2026

Lone homes in secluded areas, sick industries inspected Mysore/Mysuru: Following the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) raids on a chemical factory in the Hebbal Industrial Area, which brought disrepute to Mysuru, all chemical and industrial production units are now under intense scrutiny, with the City Police having completed nearly 80 percent of their inspections. After the…

Raids by outside agencies flag growing drug network
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Raids by outside agencies flag growing drug network

February 3, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Were North Indian drug syndicates using industrial sheds in Mysuru to manufacture synthetic drugs such as MDMA and mephedrone under the guise of cleaning product units? While a raid in January 2026 was carried out by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and seized drugs worth Rs. 10 crore besides Rs 25.6 lakh in cash,…

NCB raids on Hebbal Drug Lab: Raids aimed at defaming Mysuru, CM: Congress
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NCB raids on Hebbal Drug Lab: Raids aimed at defaming Mysuru, CM: Congress

February 2, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Alleging that the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) was acting as an agent of the BJP, KPCC Spokesperson M. Lakshmana yesterday said, the agency was deliberately targeting Mysuru and projecting it as a drug manufacturing hub to tarnish the image of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Addressing media persons at the City Congress Bhavan yesterday, Lakshmana said,…

BJP blames Congress for drug seizure cover-up in Mysuru
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BJP blames Congress for drug seizure cover-up in Mysuru

February 2, 2026

Bengaluru: The State BJP has criticised Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwar for what it called careless remarks regarding the NCB’s (Narcotics Control Bureau) recent raids in Mysuru, which unearthed a major drug racket. Pointing out that the NCB had released a press note on its operations in Mysuru — during which it busted a narcotics…

NCB busts inter-State racket operating Mysuru Drug Lab
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NCB busts inter-State racket operating Mysuru Drug Lab

January 31, 2026

Narcotics worth Rs. 10 crore, 500-kg chemicals seized; four arrested Mysuru/Ahmedabad: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted an inter-State drug network and arrested four persons, including the kingpin from Gujarat, seizing narcotics valued at about Rs. 10 crore in the local market. In the operation, carried out under Union Government’s Nasha Mukt Bharat (Drug-Free…

Clandestine Lab in Hebbal operational since 2024
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Clandestine Lab in Hebbal operational since 2024

January 31, 2026

Factory sealed for forensic investigation Mysuru/Ahmedabad: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has sealed the drug manufacturing factory in Hebbal for a detailed forensic investigation. The unit, ‘Tuk-Tuk Household Chemicals Production Solution Manufacturing’ located in Hebbal Industrial Area, was a fully functional clandestine laboratory equipped with sophisticated instruments used for drug manufacturing. To evade suspicion, the…

Something Smelly…
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Something Smelly…

January 30, 2026

Stench from house alerts ‘Mane Mane Police’ team; leads to chemical seizure on Mysuru outskirts Mysore/Mysuru: Has the drug manufacturing network extended from Mysuru city limits to its outskirts or rural hinterland? This question is now troubling the Police. A day after the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) raided a chemical manufacturing unit in the Hebbal…

Echo of NCB raid on chemical factory in Hebbal: Industries asked to verify tenants, report suspicion
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Echo of NCB raid on chemical factory in Hebbal: Industries asked to verify tenants, report suspicion

January 30, 2026

Industrialists must know what happens inside their units: City Police Commissioner Mysore/Mysuru: In the wake of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) from New Delhi raiding a chemicals factory in the Hebbal Industrial Area, City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar convened a meeting with industrialists and representatives of industrial management boards in Mysuru to curb illegal activities….

NCB raid is a follow-up case: Home Minister
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NCB raid is a follow-up case: Home Minister

January 30, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwar said that the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) raid on a chemical factory in Hebbal Industrial Area was a follow-up to a drug seizure in another State and asserted that no narcotics manufacturing materials were found in Mysuru. Speaking to presspersons this morning, Dr. Parameshwar said the NCB had conducted…

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