'Hunt against drug rackets to continue ruthlessly,' says Amit Shah after NCB's 'back-to-back' breakthroughs

More than 80 kg of high-grade cocaine worth around Rs 900 crore was recovered by the anti-drugs agency in Delhi today. The seizure of the party drug - one of the "biggest hauls of cocaine in Delhi" - came on a day a joint operation by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Navy and Gujarat ATS led to the recovery of nearly 700 kg of Methamphetamine off the Gujarat coast.

The seizures drew Union Home Minister Amit Shah's praise who said the "breakthroughs" reflect the government's resolve to build a "drug-free Bharat".

The NCB revealed that the confiscation in the national capital was a result of months of work on the leads developed during previous seizures in March and August. "After working on the leads generated during the seizures in March and August 2024, and through technical and human intelligence, the NCB was finally able to reach the source of the contraband and 82.53 kg of high-grade cocaine was recovered from Janakpuri and Nangloi," it said.