In a massive drug bust, the Delhi Police and Gujarat Police, in a joint operation, seized 518 kilogrammes of cocaine worth ₹5,000 crore from Ankleshwar, Gujarat, on Sunday. The cocaine was recovered from Avkar Drugs Limited Company, marking the third significant seizure in just 11 days.
According to an ANI report, this joint operation comes on the heels of another large-scale drug bust in West Delhi on October 10. In that incident, the Delhi Police Special Cell seized 200 kilogrammes of cocaine worth ₹2,000 crore from a rented shop in Ramesh Nagar. The drugs were cleverly hidden inside snack packets labeled “Tasty Treat” and “Chatpata Mixture.” About 20-25 such packets were found in cartons stored in a small shop.
This series of drug seizures began earlier in the month. On October 2, the Delhi Police had made headlines with their largest-ever drug bust, seizing more than 560 kilogrammes of cocaine and 40 kilogrammes of hydroponic marijuana from a godown in Mahipalpur, South Delhi. The total worth of the narcotics was estimated at ₹5,620 crore. Several arrests followed, including Tushar Goyal (40), Himanshu Kumar (27), Aurangzeb Siddiqui (23), and Bharat Kumar Jain (48). Subsequent arrests were made in Amritsar and Chennai, along with Akhlak from Hapur, Uttar Pradesh.
The recent busts have shed light on the involvement of key figures. One of the accused, Tushar Goyal, was found posing with Congress leaders in photos on social media, prompting Union Home Minister Amit Shah to raise the issue. Shah accused the Congress of having links to the massive drug consignment, accusing the party of endangering the nation’s youth.
“While the Modi government adopts a zero-tolerance policy for ‘Drug-Free India,’ the involvement of a prominent Congress leader in the ₹5,600 crore drug consignment seized from North India is extremely dangerous and shameful,” Shah posted on X (formerly Twitter), targeting the opposition.
These seizures highlight the ongoing crackdown on drug trafficking networks in India, with authorities intensifying efforts to curb the drug menace.
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