New Delhi, November 16
Union Home Minister and Minister Amit Shah has said that Modi government’s hunt against drug rackets will continue ruthlessly.
In his post on ‘X’ Union Home Minister said that the back-to-back major breakthroughs against illegal drugs in a single day demonstrate the Modi government's unwavering resolve to build a drug-free Bharat.
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) recently confiscated 82.53 kg of high-grade cocaine in New Delhi. The massive drug consignment worth approximately Rs 900 crore was tracked down by a bottom-to-top approach after a quantity of drugs was seized in a courier center in Delhi. Our hunt against drug rackets will continue ruthlessly. Congratulations to the NCB on this major success.
In a major breakthrough, against the drug trafficking syndicates operating in India and especially in Delhi NCR Region, the Narcotics Control Bureau recovered one of the biggest haul of Cocaine at Delhi.This seizure was a result of concerted effort made by the team NCB on the leads developed during a previous seizure in the month of March, 2024 and August, 2024. After working on the leads generated in these cases, and through technical and human intelligence, the NCB was finally able to reach at the source of the contraband and 82.53 Kg of high grade Cocaine was recovered from Janakpuri and Nangloi area of Delhi on 14.11.2024.
In this case, the initial recovery,from a courier shop in Delhi, was from a parcel which was destined to Australia. The team NCB, used the backtracking method to reach to the bulk quantity which was concealed at Janakpuri and Nangloi, Delhi
Investigation conducted so far revealed that this syndicate is being operated by a group of people based abroad and some quantity of the seized contraband were to be sent to Australia through courier/small cargo services. The persons involved in this case are mainly ‘Hawala Operators’ and anonymous to each other, using pseudo-names for day-to-day conversations on drug dealing.
In this case, two main operatives of the syndicate,residents of Delhi and Sonipat respectively have been arrested so far. Further, the investigations to identify the backward and forward linkages of the drug syndicate and the source of the seized cocaine are underway for which help of foreign Drug Law Enforcement Agencies will be undertaken
In order to contain the issue of drug trafficking through courier companies/postal department/cargo, regular capacity building programs are organized by NCB for other DLEAs (Drug Law Enforcement Agencies). NCB has also organized sensitization programs for courier companies& India Posts across India, officials maintained.
