Archive · 20 Jan 2026
Arrests in Major Drug Trafficking Cases
The Tripura Police and the Railway Protection Force (RPF) caught two young men from Bihar at Agartala railway station.
They found a gun with bullets and many bottles of a banned medicine on them.
The police are checking the gun and will take legal action.
This is part of their efforts to stop illegal activities like drug and arms smuggling.
They have been successful in stopping such activities because of better teamwork and watching train routes carefully.
Meanwhile, the Delhi Police arrested a man from Sikkim who was part of a big international drug smuggling group.
This group was smuggling lots of drugs like cocaine and marijuana from different countries.
The police are still looking for more people involved in this case.
Both incidents show that there are ongoing efforts to stop drug trafficking and illegal arms smuggling.
Tripura Police and RPF arrested two suspected arms and drug peddlers from Bihar at Agartala railway station.
A loaded pistol with two live bullets and 100 bottles of banned cough syrup were recovered from their possession.
The Delhi Police arrested Tilak Prasad Sharma, a key accused in a Rs 13,000 crore international drug trafficking case.
Sharma was involved in smuggling Thai marijuana from Thailand to India and had links to an international drug cartel.
Legal proceedings are underway, and efforts are being intensified to track down other absconding members of the cartel.
- Who
- Kartik Yadav, Amud, Tilak Prasad Sharma, and other members of the drug cartel
- What
- Arrests of suspected arms and drug peddlers, and a key accused in a major international drug trafficking case
- When
- Sunday (for the first arrest), Monday (for the second arrest)
- Where
- Agartala railway station, Tripura; Sikkim
- Why
- To prevent inter-state smuggling activities, maintain law and order, and dismantle international drug trafficking networks
Law Enforcement
Drug Cartels
Efforts to Combat Drug Trafficking
Law Enforcement
Law enforcement agencies are actively working to dismantle drug trafficking networks through arrests and seizures.
Drug Cartels
Drug cartels are adapting their strategies to evade law enforcement, using complex international routes and changing travel patterns.
- Arrested Individuals
- Kartik Yadav, Amud, Tilak Prasad Sharma
- Items Recovered
- Loaded pistol with two live bullets, 100 bottles of banned cough syrup, 1,290 kg of cocaine and mephedrone, 40 kg of Thai marijuana
- Location of Arrests
- Agartala railway station, Tripura; Sikkim
- Train Involved
- Rani Kamalabati Express
- Laws Involved
- NDPS Act, 1985, Arms Act, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Previous Incident
- Eight pistols and 16 empty magazines recovered on May 8 last year
- Area of Concern
- Arundhuti Nagar near Agartala railway station
- International Links
- Pakistan, UK, Malaysia, Thailand, UAE, India
- Mastermind
- Virendra Basoya
- Red Corner Notice
- Issued against Rishabh Basoya
