<p>Mumbai: The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/narcotics-control-bureau">Narcotics Control Bureau</a> (NCB) seized contraband worth Rs 200 crore backed by superbly-coordinated intelligence inputs.</p><p>The operation was carried out by the Mumbai zonal unit (MZU) of the NCB.</p><p>The Centre congratulated the NCB for the successful operation with Union Home Minister Amit Shah saying that the seizure is a testament to success of the top-to-bottom approach to investigation adopted to make Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a drug-free India.</p> .4 held for misappropriating land acquisition compensation of tribals in Thane district.<p>The 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.</p><p>“After working on the leads generated in this case and through technical and human intelligence, the 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,” officials said.</p><p>In this case, the initial recovery, from an international courier agency in Mumbai, was from a parcel which was destined to Australia.</p><p>NCB MZU was able to backtrack the supply to the bulk quantity, which was concealed at Navi Mumbai.</p> .<p>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.</p><p>“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,” officials said.</p>
<p>Mumbai: The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/narcotics-control-bureau">Narcotics Control Bureau</a> (NCB) seized contraband worth Rs 200 crore backed by superbly-coordinated intelligence inputs.</p><p>The operation was carried out by the Mumbai zonal unit (MZU) of the NCB.</p><p>The Centre congratulated the NCB for the successful operation with Union Home Minister Amit Shah saying that the seizure is a testament to success of the top-to-bottom approach to investigation adopted to make Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a drug-free India.</p> .4 held for misappropriating land acquisition compensation of tribals in Thane district.<p>The 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.</p><p>“After working on the leads generated in this case and through technical and human intelligence, the 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,” officials said.</p><p>In this case, the initial recovery, from an international courier agency in Mumbai, was from a parcel which was destined to Australia.</p><p>NCB MZU was able to backtrack the supply to the bulk quantity, which was concealed at Navi Mumbai.</p> .<p>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.</p><p>“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,” officials said.</p>