NCB and Delhi Police bust Delhi-NCR narco network, seize drugs worth ₹27.4 crore
The Narcotics Control Bureau and the Delhi Police Special Cell busted a drug network in Delhi-NCR, seizing methamphetamine, MDMA, heroin and cocaine worth ₹27.4 crore, Home Minister Amit Shah said on 31 March 2025.
Summary
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and the Special Cell of the Delhi Police busted a narcotics network in Delhi-NCR, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on 31 March 2025. Acting on a tip-off, the joint team intercepted a vehicle in Chhatarpur, Delhi, carrying 5.103 kg of crystal methamphetamine worth about ₹10.2 crore and arrested five people, four of them Nigerian nationals. A search of an 'African kitchen' in Tilak Nagar, West Delhi, yielded methamphetamine, Afghan heroin and MDMA worth about ₹16.4 crore, and a follow-up search in Greater Noida found more heroin and cocaine. Investigators said the syndicate helped African youth get student visas for private universities in the NCR and Punjab, using study as cover for drug supply and crypto conversions.
Key facts
- Announced
- 31 March 2025, by Home Minister Amit Shah
- Agencies
- NCB and Delhi Police Special Cell
- Total value
- ₹27.4 crore
- First seizure
- 5.103 kg crystal methamphetamine in Chhatarpur, Delhi
- Arrests
- Five, including four Nigerian nationals
- Other searches
- Tilak Nagar (West Delhi) and Greater Noida
Practice MCQs 3 questions
What was the total value of drugs seized in the NCB–Delhi Police operation announced by Amit Shah on 31 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — ₹27.4 crore
The total recovery of methamphetamine, MDMA, heroin and cocaine was worth ₹27.4 crore.
In the NCB–Delhi Police operation announced on 31 March 2025, the first vehicle carrying 5.103 kg of crystal methamphetamine was intercepted in which area of Delhi?
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Correct answer: C — Chhatarpur
The vehicle was intercepted in Chhatarpur; the follow-up search was at an 'African kitchen' in Tilak Nagar.
According to the investigation in the drug case announced on 31 March 2025, what did the syndicate use as cover for African youth involved in drug supply?
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Correct answer: D — Student visas for private universities in the NCR and Punjab
The syndicate helped African youth get student visas for private universities in the NCR and Punjab; for some, the visa was only a cover.