NCB, Indian Navy make biggest ever drug haul

In what is claimed to be the biggest ever drug seizure in terms of monetary value by any anti-drug enforcement agency in the country, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and the Indian Navy, in a joint operation, have seized around 2,500 kg of methamphetamine valued around ₹15,000 crore and originated from Pakistan from the Indian waters.

In the largest ever drug seizure, in terms of estimated value, in the country, the Narcotic Control Bureau and Indian Navy have seized 2,500 kg of methamphetamine valued at ₹12,000 crore from Indian waters. The drug, manufactured in Pakistan, has been found in sacks with Pakistani inscriptions. (Source: THULASI KAKKAT)

It is also the first interception of a mother ship carrying drugs by an Indian agency and a man suspected of Pakistani origin has been detained from the ship. The seizure is part of Operation Samudragupt targeting maritime trafficking of drugs aimed at making the Indian Ocean region free of narcotics.