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INDIA STRIKES BACK AS DRUG TRAFFICKING REACHES ALARMING PROPORTIONS
The Sunday Guardian|November 17, 2024
India's geographical location makes it particularly vulnerable to drug trafficking.
- ABHINANDAN MISHRA

INDIA STRIKES BACK AS DRUG TRAFFICKING REACHES ALARMING PROPORTIONS India's geographical location makes it particularly vulnerable to drug trafficking.

ABHINANDAN MISHRA NEW DELHI India is engaged in a significant battle against the escalating drug menace, with a surge in drug-related cases and arrests revealing the growing scale of the problem. In two separate incidents on Thursday and Friday, law enforcement agencies seized 700 kg of methamphetamine and 82.53 kg of high-grade cocaine, respectively. The methamphetamine was intercepted from a vessel operating in Indian territorial waters near Gujarat, while the cocaine was recovered from Delhi.

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested 10 ouse, 19 estral 1. with these seizures, including eight Iranian nationals found aboard the intercepted boat.

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