NCB busts meth lab; Tihar Jail warden, Mexican among 5 arrested

This operation is part of India's intensified drive toward a drug-free nation under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Nasha Mukt Bharat" initiative

- PRAJYOT DEOGHARE

NEW DELHI: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), in collaboration with the Delhi Police's Special Cell, dismantled a clandestine methamphetamine manufacturing lab in Delhi and arrested a Tihar Jail warden, a businessman, a chemist, and members of a Mexican drug cartel. An anonymous source tipped off the Narcotics Control Bureau about the manufacturing lab.

This operation is part of India's intensified drive toward a drug-free nation under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Nasha Mukt Bharat" initiative.

The raid was conducted on October 25, uncovering 95 kilograms of methamphetamine in both solid and liquid forms, as well as various chemicals and imported machinery.

According to police reports, the lab was situated in the Kasna Industrial Area of Gautam Budh Nagar and was allegedly set up to produce methamphetamine for both domestic distribution and international export.

Intelligence reports indicated that members of the notorious Mexican drug cartel, Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), were also involved, signaling a cross-border collaboration in drug production and trafficking.