Major Drug Bust in Gujarat: 518 Kg of Cocaine Seized Worth ₹5,000 Crore
Delhi and Gujarat Police seized 518 kg of cocaine worth ₹5,000 crore in a major drug bust, part of an ongoing crackdown on a vast syndicate.
Massive Drug Bust in Gujarat: Delhi and Gujarat Police Seize 518 Kg of Cocaine Worth ₹5,000 Crore in Crackdown on International Smuggling Syndicate
In one of the biggest blows to drug cartels, special cell of Delhi police along with Gujarat police has nabbed 518 kg of cocaine from a Pharmaceutical factory in Ankleshwar Gujarat. This operation is one of the most recent in a set of complex inquiries of a major global drug cartel. Police are also detaining owners of the pharmaceutical company to investigate their connection to the smuggling, after its links to numerous arrests were made within the last two weeks.
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This Seizure is the third biggest seize in a space of 15 days, Overall, 1288 kg of cocaine has been seized. The first big seizure was on 1st October in Mahipalpur with 562 kgs of cocaine, the second one was on 10th October consisting of 208 kgs concealed in,namkeen ‘ packets in Ramesh Nagar. Police say that the seized narcotics may have originated from the 900 kg consignment which was being smuggled into India in the shroud of a bonafide pharmaceutical business.
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The relatively recent find made in Ankleshwar was especially disturbing in that the cocaine was being concealed in gunny bags with legitimate drugs. Whereas the police put the street market value of this seizure in the region of ₹5000 crore, the UN United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimates that the same quantity would be worth not more than ₹550 crore in the US market.
Thus, as the tasks of investigation go on, the connections between the drug seizures have appeared more evident. It has also emerged that the cocaine was imported from Dubai to Goa before being processed at the Gujarat plant. The culprits formed a front company; Pharma Solution Services Ltd to facilitate the conveying of both legal and the illegal consignments across states. So far, the authorities have seized 1,289 kg of cocaine and 40 kgs of hydroponic marijuana which together is estimated to cost ₹13,000 crore.
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