The NCB Mumbai conducted Operation White Strike in which it uncovered a large transnational cocaine trafficking syndicate, culmination of more than six months of sustained intelligence development and surveillance by the anti-drugs agency. Pics/Special Arrangement
Updated On: 2026-05-01 08:41 PM IST
Compiled by : Asif Ali Sayed
Following the seizure, Union Home Minister Amit Shah wrote on X that the government is determined to "ruthlessly crush the narcotics cartel"
The major chunk of the seized contraband was found concealed in the cavity of machinery imported from abroad
The NCB busted the network after the driver of a van in which the first lot was seized spilled the beans during sustained interrogation
"The seizure is significant because about 200-300 kg cocaine is usually seized in India every year on an average," NCB said
