Mumbai Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has got a big success. NCB has seized a parcel from FPO out of which 2000 MDMA tablets costing about 1 crore have been seized and an African national has also been arrested.

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Mumbai Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) got a major breakthrough Is. NCB has seized a parcel from Foreign Post Office (FPO), out of which 2000 MDMA tablets costing about 1 crore have been seized and an African national has also been arrested. Giving information, an official said that an African syndicate was alleged to be involved in the purchase of drugs ordered through the darknet, following which the investigation was carried out.

MDMA worth Rs 1 crore seized

NCB said on Tuesday that it has seized cash worth Rs 1 crore in Mumbai 809 gram narcotic drug ‘MDMA’ Seized and arrested a Nigerian citizen . Along with this, NCB has claimed to have busted the international drug trafficking gang. An official said that the investigation revealed that the narcotics seized at the Foreign Post Office (FPO) were to be distributed to Delhi, Mumbai, Goa and other major cities.

Information was received about the African smuggling gang He told that the Mumbai zonal unit of NCB had received information about an African smuggling ring involved in drug procurement. The official said that the investigation revealed that the drug consignment imported from the Netherlands was hidden in tin cans and sent in parcels. He told that On June, NCB received information about a parcel from FPO and on investigation 2, Pills of different colors were found, which Gram was ‘MDMA’.

Nigerian national John Sunday arrested The official said that the agency on Monday arrested John Sunday, a Nigerian national living in Nalasopara, who was to receive the drugs. He told that the NCB also recovered a fake Indian passport with his photo forged from the residence of the accused. Investigation was initiated to trace the receiver under the supervision of NCB Mumbai Zonal Director Amit Ghawte.

Payment was made through cryptocurrency The arrested accused confessed that the illegal drug was to be distributed among the circuits at the beginning of the festive season. The seized drug was procured from darknet based illegal drug market for which payment was made through cryptocurrency. The arrested citizen was in touch with some key associates and handlers based abroad. It also turned out that in the earlier 4649 on John The case was registered by NCB-Mumbai and currently he is out on bail.

MaharashtraMumbainational newsPublished Date

Tue, Jun 27, 2023, 10: 01 PM IST