Amit Shah terms NCB action against drug network in Mumbai as major breakthrough

New Delhi, Feb 7: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah, has posted on X about a major breakthrough against drug syndicates of India referring to the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) action dismantling a significant drug network in Mumbai.

He added that it is a testament to the success of the “top-to-bottom approach to investigation adopted to make Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for a drug-free India (Nasha Mukt Bharat) a reality.”

In a his post on X, Amit Shah said, “Bharat crushes drug cartels with zero tolerance. A major breakthrough in Mumbai in seizing very high-grade cocaine, ganja, and cannabis gummies and arresting four people. It is a testament to the success of the top-to-bottom approach to investigation adopted to make PM Shri Narendra Modi Ji’s vision for a drug-free India a reality. Congratulations to team Narcotics Control Bureau on this massive success.”

This seizure was a result of concerted effort made by the team NCB Mumbai on the leads developed during a recent previous seizure of 200 gms cocaine in the month of January, 2025.

After working on the leads generated in this case and through technical and human intelligence, the Mumbai Zonal Unit (MZU) of NCB was finally able to reach at the source of the contraband and 11.540 kgs very “high-grade cocaine, 4.9 kgs hybrid strain Hydroponic Weed/Ganja and 200 packets (5.5 kgs) of Cannabis gummies and Rs 1,60,000 were recovered from Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra on 31.01.2025.”

In this case, the initial recovery, from an international courier agency in Mumbai, was from a parcel which was destined to Australia.

NCB MZU was able to track the supply to the bulk quantity, which was concealed at Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Investigation conducted so far revealed that this syndicate is being operated by a group of people based abroad and some quantities of the seized contraband were sourced from USA to Mumbai and being sent to multiple receivers in India and abroad through “courier/small cargo services and human carriers.”

The persons involved in this case are anonymous to each other, using pseudo-names for day-to-day conversations on drug dealing.  In this case, four persons have been arrested so far. Further, the investigations to identify the backward and forward linkages of the drug syndicate are underway.