New Delhi, May 1 -- The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted a major international narcotics network and seized 349 kilograms of high-grade cocaine worth Rs 1,745 crore in Mumbai, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday.

Announcing the breakthrough on social media platform X, Shah said the government remains committed to dismantling drug cartels operating in the country. He stated, "We are resolved to ruthlessly crush the narcotics cartel."

Praising the operation, he added that the NCB had cracked a significant international drug syndicate and described the seizure as the result of a "bottom-to-top approach," where investigators traced a smaller consignment to uncover a larger network. He congratulated the agency for what he t...