India, May 16 -- Union home minister Amit Shah said on Saturday that the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has achieved its first-ever seizure of Captagon, the so-called "Jihadi Drug", worth Rs.182 crore under 'Operation Ragepill'.

"The busting of the drug consignment destined for the Middle East and the arrest of a foreign national stand out as shining examples of our commitment to zero tolerance against drugs," Shah said in a post on X.

"I repeat, we will clamp down on every gram of drugs entering India or leaving the country using our territory as the transit route. Kudos to the brave and vigilant warriors of the NCB," he added.

But what exactly is Captagon, and why did Amit Shah refer to it as a "Jihadi drug"? Here is a deep dive:

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