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518 kg of drugs were seized at the premises of Avkar Drugs Limited.
518 kg of cocaine were seized from the shop of Avkar Drugs Limited Company in Ankleshwar, Gujarat on Sunday evening. Its price in the international market is around Rs 5,000 crore. 5 people were also arrested from the spot during the joint operation by Delhi-Gujarat Police.
Delhi Police said this cocaine is linked to the same international drug syndicate, two large consignments of which were seized in Delhi in raids on October 2 and 10.
Police said that so far a total of 1,289 kg of drugs have been seized from this syndicate. Its price in the international market is Rs 13,000 crore.
A total of 12 people associated with this syndicate have been arrested, including 7 during the last two raids in Delhi.
The mastermind of this syndicate operating from Dubai has been identified as Virender Basoya. He owns many businesses in Dubai. The police issued a lookout circular against Basoya. According to PTI sources, such quantity of cocaine has never been seized anywhere in the country. These 3 raids over the last 12 days constitute the largest operation to date.
518 kg of cocaine were seized during a search at Avkar Drugs Limited in Ankleshwar.
Union members were given code names Police said most of the members associated with this union did not know each other. They coordinated via social networks. For communication, each member received a code name.
Further, police suspect that this consignment of drugs was brought to Goa by sea from South American countries. After this he was brought to Delhi.
Delhi Police planning for 2 months This is the biggest case of cocaine seizure in Delhi-Gujarat so far. The police had been working for two months to unearth this union. Then the police received information about the drug supply. These smugglers were trying to smuggle this drug to Delhi and NCR.
Amit Shah praised Delhi Police Union Home Minister Amit Shah congratulated the Delhi Police. He said, “I congratulate the Delhi Police for the series of successful drug seizure operations worth Rs 13,000 crore, including the recent recovery of cocaine worth Rs 5,000 crore from the Gujarat Police. The campaign against drugs and drug trafficking will continue without any laxity.
2 latest raids by Delhi Police against this union
October 10: 208 kg of cocaine in 25 packets of snacks
Drugs worth Rs 2 crore were hidden in these 3 cartoons.
On October 10, the Crime Branch had recovered 208 kg of cocaine from a rented shop in west Delhi’s Ramesh Nagar area. Its price in the international market was Rs 2,080 crore. These drugs were hidden in 20 to 25 snack packs. “Tasty treat” and “spicy mix” were written on these packets. It was placed here by someone living in the UK.
October 2: 560 kg of cocaine, 40 kg of ganja seized at the warehouse.
The drugs were hidden in a warehouse in Mahipalpur, Delhi.
On October 2, Delhi Police had seized 560 kg of cocaine and 40 kg of ganja in Mehrauli in south Delhi. Its price in the international market was around Rs 5,620 crore. Four people were arrested during the raid. Also among those arrested are two people, Tushar Goyal and Jitendra Gill, who led the trafficking of this international drug syndicate in India.
Delhi Police’s Operation ‘Kavach’ against drugs
228 kg of ganja seized on September 30: For several days, the Delhi Police has been carrying out “Operation Kavach” to arrest drug suppliers. The Delhi Crime Branch busted an international drug cartel on September 30, in which 228 kg of ganja was seized. The price of which in the international market was estimated at Rs 1.14 crore. Two suppliers of this cartel were also arrested.
6 kg of cocaine were seized on July 27: On July 27, the Delhi Police had arrested a German national with 6 kg of A-grade cocaine at the Delhi airport. The price of this cocaine in the international market is said to be Rs 12 crore. The name of the accused was Ashok Kumar.
Drugs worth Rs 1,800 crore seized in Bhopal on October 5
The two accused arrested in the drug case were produced in court on October 6.
On October 5, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and Gujarat ATS jointly raided a factory in Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh, in which MD drugs worth over Rs 1,800 crore were recovered. Two people were also arrested in this case.
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Drugs worth Rs 831 crore seized in Maharashtra-Gujarat, ATS arrested 4 people
Gujarat ATS seized anti-mephedrone drugs worth Rs 831 crore from Bharuch and Thane.
Gujarat ATS has seized liquid medicines worth Rs 831 crore from two drug manufacturing units in Maharashtra and Gujarat. ATS DIG Sunil Joshi said that on August 5 and 6, 4 people were arrested from the two places.