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In a groundbreaking operation, India's Narcotics Control Bureau has successfully dismantled an extensive international drug trafficking network, seizing an astonishing 227.7 kg of captagon, a dangerous psychotropic substance often referred to as the 'jihadi drug'.

India has achieved a significant breakthrough in its fight against drug trafficking with the first-ever seizure of Captagon, dubbed the 'Jihadi drug', worth Rs 182 crore. Under 'Operation Ragepill', authorities intercepted 227.7 kg of the substance, destined for the Middle East, and arrested a foreign national. This operation underscores the government's zero-tolerance policy against narcotics.

The NCB’s Rs 182 crore Captagon bust has exposed India’s first known link to a narcotics trade tied to Syria, Gulf smuggling routes and organised crime networks. But what exactly is Captagon, and why is it called the “jihadi drug”?

The vehicle carrying the contraband was intercepted at Nallur toll plaza in Tiruvallur district on the outskirts of Chennai on Sunday.

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DRI sleuths apprehended a mother and daughter at Secunderabad railway station, seizing 11.4 kg of crystal meth valued at ₹11.4 crore from their trolley bags. The duo, traveling from Delhi to Bengaluru on the Rajdhani Express, admitted to prior courier work for drug traffickers. The DRI is now investigating to identify the drug's source and other involved individuals.

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Andhra Pradesh TDP MP Putta Mahesh Kumar tested positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine, indicating possible MDMA use in the Moinabad drug bust. Businessman Namit Sharma also tested positive for these substances along with cocaine. The SIT is investigating the case and has requested custody of three accused.

A week after city crime branch seized 1.5kg methamphetamine worth Rs 1.5 crore from Shehzad Tejabwala, Imran Ajmeri, Imtiaz Shaikh and Mazhar Tejabwala, Special Operation Group (SOG) of the city police arrested two persons, including one woman, with 19 grams of amphetamine drug worth Rs 1.9 lakh from the expressway near Jashodanagar on Saturday.

Mattancherry police arrested two youths with 95g of amphetamine on Monday. The arrested were identified as Muhammed Irfan, 19, and Shahul Hameed, 20, both residents of Mattancherry. They were nabbed during a vehicle check.

A special narcotics court granted bail to an accused arrested for allegedly smuggling over 800 kg of amphetamines after the DRI admitted in court that samples of the "contraband'' tested negative.

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Customs officials at Chennai airport have seized amphetamine drug worth 3 crore from different passengers. About 1.5 kg amphetamine was smuggled by an African national who travelled from Guinea via Addis Ababa in Ethiopia.