A joint workforce of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and Delhi Police has busted a global medicine trafficking community with the arrest of three individuals and seizure of a 50 kg narcotics-making chemical that was being despatched to Australia and New Zealand by concealing it in blended meals powder and desiccated coconut. The NCB stated the mastermind of the drug trafficking community has been recognized as a Tamil movie producer, who’s at the moment at giant.

In a press release, NCB deputy director basic (DDG) Gyaneshwar Singh revealed that the three persons, who were arrested, knowledgeable the anti-narcotics company that they’d dispatched a complete of 45 pseudoephedrine shipments over the previous three years. These shipments amounted to roughly 3,500 kilograms of pseudoephedrine, with an estimated worth exceeding ₹2,000 crore within the worldwide market.

Gyaneshwar Singh added that the NCB and Delhi Police groups dismantled the community primarily based on info offered by Australian and New Zealand authorities roughly 4 months in the past. They alerted about important portions of pseudoephedrine hidden inside desiccated coconut powder being shipped from India to each counties. Additionally, Singh stated the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) offered supplementary intelligence pinpointing Delhi because the origin of those shipments.

“The mastermind of the nexus has been identified as a Tamil film producer, who is on the run. Efforts are being made to arrest him so that the source of pseudoephedrine can be ascertained,” Gyaneshwar Singh stated.

How did NCB, Delhi Police bust drug trafficking community?

Officials of the NCB and particular cell joined the dots and performed raids on a godown situated in Basai Darapur space of West Delhi on February 15 resulting in the seizure of fifty kg of pseudoephedrine that was being hid in a consignment of multi-grain meals combine, and apprehension of three individuals hailing from Tamil Nadu, the DDG stated.

“24-hour physical surveillance was mounted by the Delhi police special cell, which eventually led to their godown in Basai Darapur, West Delhi,” a NCB spokesperson stated.

“On February 15, when the operatives were trying to pack the pseudoephedrine in a cover consignment of multigrain food mix, the joint teams of the Delhi police special cell and NCB raided the compound, leading to the recovery of 50 kilograms of pseudoephedrine,” the spokesperson stated.

What is pseudoephedrine?

Pseudoephedrine is a precursor chemical and is used to make methamphetamine which is a outstanding drug in demand worldwide and sells for about ₹1.5 crore per kg in Australia and New Zealand, the NCB stated.

Pseudoephedrine is a extremely addictive artificial drug and although it has some authorized use, it’s categorized as a managed substance in India, bringing strict regulation on its manufacturing, possession, commerce, export and use.

Illegal possession and commerce of pseudoephedrine is punishable as much as 10 years of imprisonment below the NDPS Act.

(With inputs from PTI, ANI)