A high-stakes NCB operation has crippled an international drug racket spanning Nepal, India, and Sri Lanka, seizing 77.60 kg hashish oil and 2 kg charas worth 10 crores. Additional recoveries include two automobiles, a bike, and a fishing vessel pivotal to the smuggling scheme.
Five arrests, featuring a Sri Lankan asylum seeker, were made in this meticulously planned assault, fulfilling directives from the Home Ministry toward Modi’s drug-eradication goals.
Hyderabad operatives, tipped off by intel, halted a suspicious Tata Safari on a key highway in Telangana on March 3, uncovering charas in concealed sections. The Delhi-UP duo in custody spilled details on the Nepal-sourced haul entering via Sonauli, with hashish oil already dispatched to Tamil Nadu’s coast.
Chennai teams mobilized instantly, raiding Thoothukudi to seize the oil from three holders, including the refugee. The syndicate’s sea route—using a fishing boat to reach a Sri Lankan contact beyond territorial waters—was intercepted with Coast Guard aid.
Spotlight falls on the Sri Lankan financier who bankrolled and blueprinted the transcontinental flow. NCB’s probe delves deeper into finances and peripherals to eradicate the threat entirely.
Chennai’s 2023 ledger shows 973 kg ganja, 87 kg hashish oil, and over 1 kg amphetamine seized—12.5 crore worth—with nine collared. Court wins in three legacy probes convicted eight, signaling NCB’s unyielding pursuit of justice against global narco-terror.