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Another major drug bust: Delhi and Gujarat police seize 518 kg cocaine worth Rs 5,000 crore in joint operation | India News – Times of India
The raid was conducted at a pharmaceutical company in Ankleshwar, according to a statement issued by the Special Cell of Delhi Police and Gujarat Police.
For example, in a span of just two weeks, law enforcement agencies have made significant drug busts in Delhi and Gujarat, seizing a total of 1,289 kilos of cocaine and 40 kilos of high-quality hydroponic marijuana from Thailand, said to be worth around Rs 13,000 crore.
In a previous one drug bust In a raid by the Special Cell of Delhi Police on October 1, a consignment of 562 kilos of cocaine and 40 kilos of hydroponic marijuana were seized from a warehouse of Tushar Goyal in Mahipalpur during the operation.
Further investigation led to the recovery of another 208 kilos of cocaine from a shop in Ramesh Nagar, Delhi on October 10. Law enforcement officials discovered that the narcotics belonged to an organization that had acquired them from the pharmaceutical company in Ankleshwar. , according to PTI sources.
Meanwhile, in a new crackdown on drug smuggling, four associates of Shahi Mahatma, an inter-state drug lord, were arrested in Shimla, police said. The arrested suspects – Ashish, Sikander Thakur, Kulwant and Nareh Kumar – were involved in Mahatma’s drug operations, which had allegedly been carried out under the guise of apple trading for five to six years. Mahatma, arrested in September 2024, had links to Nigerian and other drug gangs. He had no direct contact with his employees. Police have also detected financial transactions of Rs 2.5-3 crore in the last 15 months, following a major drug bust of 465 grams of chitta.
