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Cocaine smuggled inside cricket kits busted, NCB exposes international drug network; ₹1,745 crore haul seized

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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...

NCB report points at 'selective treatment' in drugs-on-cruise case

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Procedural lapses were found in the probe while around eight officers and staff have been accused of vigilance-related issues. By Divyesh Singh : There was selective treatment in the drugs-on-cruise case involving Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan, the Narcotics Control Bureau’s report said. The NCB’s vigilance inquiry was launched after Aryan Khan’s clean chit in the case and the report has been submitted to the bureau chief. Procedural lapses were found in the probe while around eight officers and staff have been accused of vigilance-related issues. This includes those who have completed their deputation and returned to their home cadres, those still with the NCB and those currently not with the bureau. The report recommended action against officers, including those from the bureau, those on loan during the case and those in the NCB's Mumbai office. 65 statements were recorded during the probe and further proceedings have been initiated. Sameer Wankhede was the zonal director...

Drugs Case: NCB handed over the copy of WhatsApp chat to the court, made this big claim about Aryan Khan

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Drugs Case: Aryan Khan's bail plea was debated in court today. After this, the court adjourned the hearing till Thursday. Drugs Case:  Arbaaz Merchant, Arbaaz Merchant, Munmun Dhamecha and others, arrested in the cruise drugs case, were arrested today on the bail plea of ​​Aryan Khan. After hearing both the sides, the court adjourned the hearing till Thursday. During the hearing, Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh, appearing for NCB, made a sensational claim. He told the court that Aryan Khan told in his voluntary statement that he has been consuming drugs for a long time. Anil Singh argued that if even one of the accused is released on bail, the investigation will be hampered. He told the court that the WhatsApp chats of the accused (Aryan Khan and Arbaaz Merchant) contained large quantities of drugs and conversations of a foreign national. Singh argued, "The whole country is concerned about drug smuggling and its consumption is a serious crime. ...