- The hunt against drugs & narco trade will continue with no laxity: Amit Shah
- Union Home Minister congratulates Delhi Police for the series of successful operations seizing drugs worth ₹13,000 crore, including the recent one with Gujarat Police recovering cocaine worth ₹5,000 crore
- Congress leader Mumtaz Patel alleges Gujarat is ‘Drugs’ Gateway’
NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, OCT 14
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah has said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government is committed to building a drug-free Bharat by protecting our youth from the scourge of drugs.
In a post on X platform, Shri Amit Shah said that the hunt against drugs & narco trade will continue with no laxity. Shri Shah congratulated the Delhi Police for the series of successful operations seizing drugs worth ₹13,000 crore, including the recent one with Gujarat Police recovering cocaine worth ₹5,000 crore.
In recent crackdown on drugs trade, Special Cell of Delhi Police and Gujarat Police, on 13th October 2024, recovered 518 kilogram cocaine during a search operation at a company based in Ankleshwar, Gujarat. The value of the seized cocaine in the international market is around Rs 5,000 crore.
Earlier, on 01st October, 2024, Special Cell of Delhi Police raided a warehouse in Mahipalpur and seized a consignment of 562 kilogram cocaine and 40 kilogram hydroponic marijuana. During the investigation, on 10th October 2024, about 208 kilogram of additional cocaine was recovered from a shop in Ramesh Nagar, Delhi. During the investigation, it was found that the recovered drug belonged to a company based in Ankleshwar, Gujarat.
In this case, a total of 1,289 kilogram of cocaine and 40 kilogram of hydroponic Thailand marijuana have been recovered so far, which is worth Rs 13,000 crore in international market.
Congress leader flays BJP rule turns Gujarat ‘Gateway of Drugs’
Congress leader Mumtaz Patel on Monday accused the BJP government of allowing illegal activities in Gujarat.
“The question arises whether Gujarat has become the gateway to drugs. Because even in 2022, there were seizures of drugs and in August too, drugs worth Rs 1300 crore were seized. Even during the Lok Sabha 2024 elections, when the Election Commission’s report came, 30 per cent of the drugs recovered were from Gujarat.” she said.
