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After the biggest drug haul in Delhi, police led to other major narcotics recoveries in the national capital and Gujarat. The Delhi police unveiled that the drug was brought in from South American countries and was purified in a factory in Gujarat before supplying to other parts of the country.
As per officials, the seizure is suspected to be linked with the earlier recovery of 562 kilograms of drugs worth over Rs 5,000 crore from southwest Delhi's Mahipalpur.
The drug firms like Torrent Pharma, Sun Pharma, Alkem Laboratories and Glenmark termed the medicines flagged in the report as "counterfeits" and not manufactured by them while asserting that their products conform to quality standards.
The state has registered 1,982 cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in the first half of the calendar year. According to TGNAB, a total of 3,792 accused were arrested and contraband worth Rs 179.3 crore was seized.
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Separate arrests have been made by the Pune Pune Police and the Maharashtra Excise Department in the case. Meanwhile, four cops have also been suspended after the bar was found operating beyond permission time in their area.
This parcel was part of a larger shipment of 58 parcels from Canada and the USA, where drugs were cleverly hidden inside diapers and sarees.
The latest operation marks the second huge seizure and arrest in nearly 10 days. Earlier, narcotics worth Rs. 8.5 crore was seized while 4 peddlers were arrested on May 24.
In a statement, Gujarat ATS said "The investigations are on to find out since when accused have been producing the drug, whether they sold it in the past and who else was part of the entire cartel."
In a major joint operation, the Indian Navy and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) intercepted a ship near Gujarat's Porbandar, seizing over 3,300 kg of drugs—a significant haul that includes charas, methamphetamine, and morphine.
The police said the gang used to sell the drug to mainly IT professionals and employees from other service sectors. They used to supply the banned substances even in public places.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on each of them, and in case they fail to pay the fine, they will have to undergo imprisonment for six more months.
A case under relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been registered in this regard.
The law enforcement agencies have seized heroin and foreign-origin cigarettes valued at Rs 5.67 crore and apprehended several smugglers from different places in Mizoram.
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The drugs to be destroyed will include 6,590 kg seized by the Narcotics Control Bureau's (NCB) Hyderabad unit, 822 kg by Indore unit and 356 kg seized by its Jammu unit.
Four women were arrested on charges of drug peddling in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba, police said.
About 16,000 kg of drugs seized by the Delhi Police were destroyed today.
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