Another Massive Drug Bust, 518 kg Cocaine Worth Rs 5,000 Crore Seized in Gujarat

New Delhi: In a huge drug bust, Delhi Police and Gujarat Police seized 518 kilogram of cocaine worth Rs 5,000 crore in a joint operation on Sunday. The cocaine was recovered during a search of Avkar Drugs Limited Company in Gujarat's Ankleshwar.

As per officials, the latest seizure is linked to the earlier recovery of 700 kilograms of cocaine in Delhi. In total, authorities have recovered 1,289 kg of cocaine and 40 kg of hydroponic marijuana, valued at over Rs 13,000 crore. The number of arrests related to the case has now reached 12. Sources believe this to be the largest-ever seizure by any agency in the country.

According to a Delhi Police officer, during investigations into the previous seizure of 700 kg of cocaine, the Special Cell found the drugs were brought from Avkar Drugs Limited Company in Ankleshwar.

On Sunday, a team of the Special Cell was sent to Gujarat and the cocaine was recovered from the company's godown, the officer said, adding five people were also arrested from the spot.

Police said the accused are being further interrogated regarding the alleged international syndicate running from Dubai and UK.

This comes days after the Delhi Police's Special Cell busted an international drug syndicate and seized 562 kg of cocaine and 40-kilogram hydroponic marijuana in the national capital on October 2. The drugs were seized after police raided the warehouse of a person named Tushar Goyal in Mahipalpur. Four people have also been arrested in connection with the case. Additional CP Kushwaha said that 15 kg of cocaine was recovered from the personal possession of the accused Tushar Goyal, Himanshu and Aurangzeb, while the remaining marijuana and cocaine were found in the godown.

Then in the second big drugs haul in a week, the Special Cell seized 208 kg of cocaine worth Rs 2,080 crore from a rented shop in west Delhi on Thursday.

During the investigation, on October 10 about 208 kilogram of additional cocaine was recovered from a shop in Ramesh Nagar, Delhi.

It was also found that the recovered drug belonged to a company named Pharma Solution Services and it came from Avkar Drugs Limited Company of Ankleshwar, Gujarat .

A total of 1,289 kilogram of cocaine and 40 kilogram of hydroponic Thailand marijuana have been recovered in this case so far, which is worth Rs 13,000 crore.