Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has busted a clandestine laboratory making narcotic substances and seized significant quantities of banned drugs in Ambedkar Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, a press release said. As per the press release, on March 1, 2026, ATS recovered 4.6 grams of mephedrone from an accused in the Danilimda area of Ahmedabad. Three accused Shafaat Ahmed alias Chand Mohammad Istiyak Farooqui, Sohil alias Bhura Munirbhai Mirza (25), and Farhan alias Bhura Faizu...Read More

Ahmedabad: Preliminary forensic examination of the 203 kg of suspected contraband seized from an Iranian speedboat off the Porbandar coast last month has found that the material was neither a narcotic nor a psychotropic substance, a news report said. The seizure was carried out on February 17 during a joint mid-sea operation by the ATS and the Indian Coast Guard near the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL). The consignment was initially believed to be part of a major drug trafficking at...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Wednesday seized another 9kg of the banned psychotropic substance etomidate and found links to a Malaysian national in an international drug export racket. Officials said the seizure was made during follow-up searches after the arrest of the main accused earlier this week. Around 4kg of etomidate was recovered from a logistics hub operated by a courier firm. Investigators said accused Nikunj Gadhiya had booked a parcel for air cargo on March...Read More

Ahmedabad: Three days after the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) registered a case against three businessmen and arrested one of them for allegedly trafficking the anaesthetic drug etomidate to Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore, where the substance is treated as a controlled drug, the remaining two accused were also taken into custody. The ATS had arrested Nikunj Haresh Gadhiya on March 7, while the other two businessmen, Chetan Kanu Vavadiya and Bhautik Damji Padmani, were arrested on Tuesday...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has apprehended a wanted accused linked to a cross-border heroin and grenade-pistol smuggling case registered in Punjab. According to an official release, the Gujarat ATS has been closely monitoring narcotics networks operating across India. During surveillance operations, Deputy Superintendent of Police Harsh Upadhyay received specific intelligence that Rehmat Ali, son of Ilyas Mohammad Sheikh and a resident of Bhalla Colony in Amritsar, Punjab...Read More

Porbandar: In a major high-seas anti-narcotics operation, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and the Indian Coast Guard foiled a drug trafficking attempt off the Porbandar coast, seizing more than 200 kg of suspected narcotics. According to officials, the seized consignment is being brought to the Porbandar jetty today for further investigation and legal procedures. Two Iranian nationals allegedly involved in the trafficking have been arrested by the Gujarat ATS. The Indian Coast Guard, ...Read More

Ahmedabad: In a major push to strengthen Gujarat’s security framework and modernise police infrastructure, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Monday virtually inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for multiple police development projects in Ahmedabad worth over ₹202.85 crore. Key projects include the construction of a state-of-the-art Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) building at Charodi costing ₹47.98 crore, an urban police station at Bodakdev worth ₹33.49 crore, police housing and ...Read More

Ahmedabad: In a horrific road accident near the Tragad underpass on the busy SP Ring Road early this morning, an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) serving with the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) lost his life. According to preliminary information, the ASI was travelling on his two-wheeler along SP Ring Road when an unknown vehicle hit him. The impact threw him onto the road. Tragically, he reportedly came under the wheels of a concrete crusher machine coming from behind and was dragged for arou...Read More

Navsari: In a major crackdown against terrorist activities, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested Faizan Sheikh from Navsari. He originally hails from Dundawala, Narpat Nagar in Rampur district of Uttar Pradesh. Preliminary investigation has revealed that the accused was allegedly influenced by the extremist ideology of banned terrorist organisations Jaish-e-Mohammed and Al-Qaeda. Addressing the media, ATS DG Sunil Joshi said that Faizan had been living in Navsari for the last fo...Read More

New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs has handed over the probe into an ISKP-linked terror plot to the National Investigation Agency, Ahmedabad, amid concerns of a wider conspiracy linking arrests in Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, and the Red Fort blast. The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested Hyderabad-based doctor Ahmed Mohiuddin Syed, along with Mohammad Suhail (23) and Azad Suleman Shaikh (20) from Banaskantha. Investigators allege the trio conducted reconnaissance of the ...Read More