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The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) seized 2,362 kg of narcotic drugs, mostly ganja, this twelvemonth and arrested 46 suspects progressive successful the cases.
Notable among the cases was the seizure of 7.618 kg of cocaine successful a pan-India associated cognition on with the Customs Intelligence Unit, the bureau said successful a property release.
The Chennai Zone of the NCB, the merchandise said, worked with a focused strategy to dismantle the structural, organisational, and fiscal foundations of drug-trafficking networks. Emphasis was laid connected fiscal investigations into the illegally acquired assets of arrested persons.
In 2025, fiscal investigations were conducted against six persons resulting successful the freezing of assets worthy ₹12.33 crore, including movable and immovable properties.
A important lawsuit progressive the recognition and apprehension of a hawala relation from Dubai, who was facilitating cause trafficking betwixt India and Sri Lanka. The accused was arrested portion attempting to fly the state and illegally acquired assets worthy ₹2 crore were identified and frozen.
On the prosecution front, 15 cases were disposed of, retired of which 11 resulted successful conviction, achieving a condemnation complaint of 73.33%. The convicted were awarded sentences ranging from 10 to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment.
NCB besides shared actionable quality with Enforcement Bureau CID of the Tamil Nadu constabulary and participated successful associated operations. Emerging trafficking trends indicated a diminution successful the depletion of amphetamine-type stimulants, with a noticeable displacement towards hydroponic weed and medicine drugs, which continued to stay an country of focused enforcement and preventive action, the merchandise said.
