# Global narcotics enforcement and fugitive arrests

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/global-narcotics-enforcement-and-fugitive-arrests
> Updated: 2026-09-21T16:12:00.000Z. Sources: 5. Developments: 2.

Law enforcement agencies in India and Turkey have conducted separate operations targeting narcotics trafficking and fugitives.

In India, police arrested a suspect in Naigaon for transporting 8 kilograms of cannabis valued at approximately 2.21 lakh rupees. Additionally, in the Sirohi district, authorities apprehended Laxmilal Suthar, an opium supplier who had been absconding for seven months following a previous seizure of 6.34 kilograms of illegal opium.

In Turkey, gendarmerie teams in Şırnak captured a fugitive serving a prison sentence of over 50 years. In Kilis, a separate operation in Hisar village resulted in the seizure of 40.5 kilograms of kubar cannabis and 65 cannabis plants, leading to the detention of one suspect.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-21: Turkish law enforcement captures fugitive and seizes narcotics

Turkish authorities captured a fugitive with a 50-year prison sentence in Şırnak and seized over 40kg of cannabis in Kilis.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/turkish-law-enforcement-captures-fugitive-and-seizes-narcotics

### 2026-09-12: Indian police arrest cannabis smuggler and fugitive opium supplier

Police in India have arrested two drug traffickers: Mehbub Nisar Shaikh for cannabis smuggling in Naigaon and Laxmilal Suthar, a major opium supplier who had been evading arrest for seven months.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/indian-police-arrest-cannabis-smuggler-and-fugitive-opium-supplier

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