India, May 2 -- In a major strike against a trans-national narcotics trafficking syndicate, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has seized 349 kg of high-grade cocaine, worth around Rs.1,745 crore in the illicit market, from Mumbai and nearby places, agency officials said on Friday.

NCB's preliminary investigation revealed that the cocaine had been concealed inside the cavity of a machine tool that had been imported into India.

NCB's operation, known internally as 'Operation White Strike' and conducted by its Delhi and Mumbai units, has busted what is allegedly a highly- organised transnational drug supply network using warehouse infrastructure and concealed transport mechanisms, the officials said. The cocaine was seized by the NCB in t...