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Hindustan Times
7 hours ago
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NCB freezes ₹9.20 cr assets in international drugs trafficking racket involving Mexican cartel
New Delhi, The Narcotics Control Bureau on Sunday said it has attached a flat and a factory premises worth ₹9.20 crore in Uttar Pradesh's Noida of a "prime" accused involved in a 2024 trans-national drugs trafficking case linked to a Mexican cartel. The federal anti-narcotics agency said in a statement that it has recently secured a confirmation on the attachment from the designated competent authority and administrator constituted under the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators Act and the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. The case pertains to the seizure of over 95 kg of Amphetamine and the unearthing of a clandestine narcotics manufacturing laboratory in Noida near Delhi in October last year. Five people, including a Tihar Jail warden, a Mexican national part of a drug cartel operating from that country, a Mumbai-based chemist and two Delhi-based businessmen, were arrested by the NCB then. The agency, as part of the probe, attached immovable assets of one of the accused businessmen, also a "prime accused" in the case, worth ₹9.20 crore. This included a luxury apartment in Jaypee Greens residential society and a factory premises in Kasna Industrial Area of Gautam Budh Nagar , which were "acquired using proceeds from international narcotics trafficking," the NCB said. The NCB and the Special Cell of the Delhi Police had jointly busted the factory. The syndicate, including the five arrested people, was involved in "transnational smuggling" of synthetic drugs. All the arrested are presently lodged in jail under judicial custody, the agency said. The factory was "financed" by the CJNG Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion a notorious Mexican cartel, which transferred money to Dubai using cryptocurrency, it claimed. "The amount was then received in Delhi in cash by the accused through hawala, facilitated in three separate instalments," the NCB said.
Hindustan Times
09-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
Chandigarh Police's plan to shift drug peddlers to Assam jail put on hold
In a temporary setback to a crackdown on narcotics, Chandigarh Police's plan to relocate two habitual drug offenders to Dibrugarh Central Jail in Assam under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PITNDPS) Act has been halted due to a reported shortage of space at the facility. The move involved relocating 64-year-old Bala from Sector 38-A, and Deepak Mittal, alias Vicky. Both have a long history of being involved in drug trafficking. The police had secured necessary approvals from the Union ministry of finance's SAFEMA (Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators Act) division to detain the duo under the PITNDPS Act. However, officials confirmed on Thursday that Dibrugarh Central Jail, the designated facility for high-risk detainees in such cases, had communicated its current inability to accommodate the two prisoners due to a lack of capacity. 'The transfer has been put on hold for now due to administrative reasons at the Assam end. We are exploring alternatives in coordination with central authorities,' a senior police officer said. Chandigarh Police had strategically chosen Dibrugarh Central Jail to sever the accused's links with their local drug networks and curb the repeated cycles of drug supply and bail. Bala and Deepak are among the most active and persistent peddlers in the city, despite multiple arrests and convictions, police said. Until further arrangements are made, both will remain lodged in Burail jail, Chandigarh.
