Narcotics
Acting Bima city police chief replaced after drug case controversy
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The appointment of AKBP Catur Erwin Setiawan as acting chief of Bima City Police drew criticism due to his past drug case. The position has now been handed to AKBP Hariyanto, former deputy commander of Brimob in NTB Police. This change comes amid a narcotics scandal involving former chief AKBP Didik Putra Kuncoro, who has been dismissed and faces the death penalty.
Officers from the Special Operations Group (GOES) of Neiva Metropolitan Police arrested a woman in Los Alpes neighborhood, comuna 8, for drug trafficking. A search uncovered a bag containing 22 doses of cocaine ready for sale. The suspect was handed over to competent authorities.
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Detectives arrested a Nigerian national and Kenyan accomplice in a Ruaka apartment during an anti-narcotics operation on March 15. The raid followed intelligence about a planned drugs exchange in Syokimau, Machakos County, that was abruptly cancelled.
Mumbai police have arrested retired assistant sub-inspector Sanjay Jagtap for allegedly approving a passport application based on forged documents in 2023. The case involves a notorious narcotics offender who fled the country after obtaining the passport. Three others were previously arrested in connection with the fraud.
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Kenyan security agencies intercepted a boat carrying methamphetamine worth over Ksh8 billion in the Indian Ocean off Mombasa on October 25, 2025, arresting six Iranian nationals. Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen announced the government's intention to publicly destroy the drugs during a church service in Kisumu the following day. The operation highlights a major crackdown on international drug syndicates targeting Kenyan waters.