Cocaine smuggled inside cricket kits busted, NCB exposes international drug network; ₹1,745 crore haul seized
action was carried out on may 1, 2026, based on specific intelligence inputs and is being seen as a decisive blow to organised drug trafficking. The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), which has been running sustained operations against narcotics trafficking, has achieved a major breakthrough under ‘Operation White Strike’. The agency has busted an international drug smuggling network and seized 349 kilograms of high-grade cocaine, valued at around ₹1,745 crore in the international market. The action was carried out on May 1, 2026, based on specific intelligence inputs and is being seen as a decisive blow to organised drug trafficking. The operation had been underway for nearly six months, involving continuous surveillance, technical analysis and coordinated ground action before culminating in this major success. Home Minister Amit Shah congratulates NCB, calls it a ‘bottom-to-top’ approach Reacting to the seizure, Union Home Minister Amit Shah congratulated the NCB team and said the fight...