New Delhi: Narcotic Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested six people, allegedly part of a pan-India network of drug traffickers that operated through the dark web and confiscated 15,000 LSD drug blots, in one of the agency's biggest ever seizure in the last two decades.
The NCB said on Tuesday that the seizure was its biggest ever in the last two decades. The agency has also seized 2.5kg of imported marijuana and Rs4.65 lakh in cash at the instance of the suspects.
LSD or lysergic acid diethylamide is a synthetic chemical based-drug that is categorised as a hallucinogen. According to NCB Deputy Director General Gyaneshwar Singh, the gang used cryptocurrency and the darknet, adding that the delivery was mostly done through courier services. "All the dealings were virtual," the NCB deputy director general said adding the suspects used private messaging apps to communicate.
The darknet is an encrypted portion of the internet that is not indexed by search engines. it uses the router ToR to escape surveillance. Criminals typically use the advantages of the darknet to conduct illegal business, including trading in malware drugs weapons and criminal services under the guise of anonymity.
Addressing a press briefing here today the NCB Deputy Director General said, "We've arrested six persons in two cases and seized 15,000 blots of LSD drug... The commercial quantity of this drug is 0.1 gram. It's a synthetic drug and is very dangerous. This is the biggest seizure in the last two decades." (with ANI inputs)
