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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Jihadi drug explained: What is Captagon? 227.7 kg of tablets & powder worth Rs 182 crore seized in India’s 'Operation Ragepill'

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday announced India’s first-ever seizure of Captagon, the controversial synthetic stimulant often referred to as the ‘Jihadi drug’, in a massive anti-narcotics operation led by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).

The seizure, carried out under ‘Operation Ragepill’, involved 227.7 kg of Captagon tablets and powder valued at approximately Rs 182 crore. Officials also confirmed the arrest of a Syrian national allegedly linked to an international drug trafficking syndicate.

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