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349 kg cocaine haul busted in Mumbai, cartels exposed worth Rs 1745 crore
Politics
Published on 1 May 2026
Bottom to top sleuthing led to a huge network
The Narcotics Bureau in Mumbai seized 349 kg of cocaine valued at Rs 1,745 crore, dismantling a major international drug cartel. Union Home Minister Amit Shah praised the operation as trailblazing, highlighting the agency’s bottom-to-top approach that traced a wider network. He also vowed to ruthlessly crush cartels and disrupt trafficking at every link.
- Narcotics Bureau seized 349 kg of cocaine in Mumbai
- Estimated value of haul: Rs 1,745 crore
- Dismantled a major international drug cartel
- Amit Shah credited bottom-to-top investigation strategy
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