NCB busts 2 synthetic drug labs in Greater Noida, arrests two
New Delhi/Noida, Oct. 18 -- The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Saturday busted two clandestine drug-manufacturing laboratories used to manufacture methamphetamine, running from a three-storey house at Jahanabad Kadalpur village in Greater Noida, and arrested two persons, including a foreign national, Union home minister Amit Shah announced.
In a post on X, Shah termed the arrests and recovery of nearly 400kg of the drug-making material a major milestone in the fight against drugs.
The agency identified the two accused as Destiny Abraham Dumbiri, who claimed to be Nigerian, and Lallawmzuali alias Olivia Lalchawimawii, a resident of Mizoram.
The NCB said that the operation, termed "Crystal Hunt", resulted in the recovery of 379.74 kg of amphetamine-containing material-4.26 kg crystalline, 157.70 kg semi-crystalline and 217.78 kg liquid material-and 10kg of pseudoephedrine.
"The recovered crystalline and semi-crystalline material is estimated to yield approximately 56kg of finished crystalline amphetamine, with an indicative illicit market value of about Rs.45 crore. The seizure also included large quantities of chemicals including hydrochloric acid, acetone, toluene, sulphuric acid, potassium permanganate etc. which go into the manufacturing of methamphetamine," the agency said in a statement.
This is the second such bust in Greater Noida....
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