MUMBAI: The directorate of earnings intelligence (DRI) on Sunday raided a godown near Dronagiri at JNPT and seized banned drug worth Rs 50 crore. DRI officers seized 6.09 crore sealed drugs and 2.6 tonnes of Tramadol drugs. The DRI overdue night time on Saturday arrested three other people together with the owner of the manufacturing facility and extra probe is on.
This is the first-of-its-kind seizure within the state as this was once being the world over smuggled, and had conceivable supply hyperlinks to the global terror group ISIS.
The artificial opiate is understood to be abused on a wide scale by way of terrorists of ISIS to suppress pain and boost strength right through injury. The drug is subsequently sometimes called the 'fighter drug' amongst international anti-narcotic drug authorities.
Tramadol is a painkiller abused in every single place the world by way of drug addicts. India not too long ago introduced the drugs into the ambit of the NDPS Act, making its production and sale with out registration and approval of the narcotics commissioner unlawful.
DRI's Mumbai zonal unit had received knowledge that a pharmaceutical unit in Palghar was once illegally indulging in buying and selling Tramadol, a substance banned beneath the NPDS Act. Officials raided the Palghar unit and seized the drugs and on additional knowledge raided a godown and recovered some other 4.47 crores drugs.
This is the first-of-its-kind seizure within the state as this was once being the world over smuggled, and had conceivable supply hyperlinks to the global terror group ISIS.
The artificial opiate is understood to be abused on a wide scale by way of terrorists of ISIS to suppress pain and boost strength right through injury. The drug is subsequently sometimes called the 'fighter drug' amongst international anti-narcotic drug authorities.
Tramadol is a painkiller abused in every single place the world by way of drug addicts. India not too long ago introduced the drugs into the ambit of the NDPS Act, making its production and sale with out registration and approval of the narcotics commissioner unlawful.
DRI's Mumbai zonal unit had received knowledge that a pharmaceutical unit in Palghar was once illegally indulging in buying and selling Tramadol, a substance banned beneath the NPDS Act. Officials raided the Palghar unit and seized the drugs and on additional knowledge raided a godown and recovered some other 4.47 crores drugs.
Mumbai: Rs 50 cr drug used by ISIS seized
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