India, Oct. 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
In a major crackdown on organised drug trafficking, in one of the biggest narcotics seizures in Tamil Nadu's coastal region in recent years, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 137 kg (gross) crystal methamphetamine, a banned synthetic drug, from a coastal village in Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu.
Acting on specific intelligence, DRI officers conducted an intensive surveillance and enforcement operation during 16-17 October 2026, successfully uncovering a suspected coastal drug-trafficking network attempting to smuggle the narcotic substances to Sri Lanka. The consignment was intended to be smuggled to Sri Lanka through mid-sea transfer. The value o...