NCB PERFORMANCE REPORT: Mumbai zone seizes about 5560 kgs of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in 2025
STC NEWS MONITORING DESK
MUMBAI, JANUARY 02 (STC): Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Mumbai Zonal Unit has achieved significant enforcement outcomes during the year 2025, seizing about 5560 kgs of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
The seized substances include Cocaine (11.760 kgs), Charas (11.835 kgs), Ganja (223 kgs), Mephedrone (49.664 kgs), illicitly diverted Codeine Based Cough Syrup (1800 kgs), illicitly diverted pharmaceutical tablets (12 kgs), Acetic Anhydride (3398.500 kgs), 50 LSD blots (0.54 gms) and other prohibited substances.
As per the statement of NCB, 51 persons were arrested during the year gone by. Further, holistic investigation has led to successful freezing of multiple immovable and movable properties worth about Rs.18 crores which were financed through illegal drug trafficking. Moreover, successful preventive detention orders were secured under PITNDPS Act, 1988 for a habitual narco-offender who was jail shifted from Mumbai to Chennai.
In line with PM Modi’s vision of “Entire narcotics network needs to be dismantled in a ruthless manner with a Top to Bottom and Bottom to Top approach,” NCB Mumbai has booked 24 cases in 2025, with this approach through relentless surveillance and indepth investigation which has led to arrest of suppliers, distributors, receivers, hawala operators, kingpins and key facilitators. Major blows has been effected to the drug trafficking after multiple international, inter-state and intra-state drug networks were neutralized.
Further, operations were conducted on drug syndicates linked to organised crime syndicate and operating from Dongri. They were dealing in trafficking of Mephedrone a synthetic drugand had profound criminal history.
In a joint operation, NCB provided worthy assistance and shared crucial input with Maharashtra Police and Rajasthan Police which led to bursting of the clandestine laboratory in MIDC, Raigad from where 47.687 kgs Ketamine was seized.
One of these networks involved in international trafficking of Cocaine from USA has been bursted in bottom to top approach. The kingpin has been deported from Malaysia.
In a proactive preventive action, 3 persons were intercepted in Pune, Maharashtra alongwith 420 kgs Chloral Hydrate. It would be pertinent to mention that Chloral Hydrate is primarily used in preparation of spurious liquor. Since the chemical is not covered under NDPS Act, hence it was handed over to Maharashtra State Excise for further enquiry.
In a major crackdown on synthetic drug trafficking, NCB Mumbai successfully dismantled an organised network engaged in the illicit supply of chemical intermediates used for Ketamine manufacture. The operation led to the arrest of two key operatives and the seizure of 46.8 kg of direct synthesis intermediates, effectively thwarting a large-scale attempt to divert these substances for narcotic production.
Further, in a major hit to the inter-state illicitly diverted pharma drug syndicate, tablets of Aplrazolam were seized from an associate of Mumbai based kingpin. During further investigation, the Mumbai based kingpin lady as well as few other associates including Varanasi based distributorswho used to divert the pharma drugs were arrested.
In another instance, a closely knit illicitly diverted pharma drug syndicate, operated by person of Foreign origin, was busted leading to seizure of CBCS bottlesand tablets of Nitrazepam from multiple locations in Irani-Pada, Ambiwali, Kalyan on 31.12.2025. One person has been arrested and the investigation is in progress. This ghetto is inhabited by Irani origin persons many of whom have criminal antecedent including NDPS cases.
Apart from cutting the supply, NCB Mumbaialso intensified the awareness and training initiatives, conducting programs across schools and colleges, including pilot programs under the NCB-CBSE MOU. The zone also delivered multiple training sessions to external stakeholders like law enforcement, government bodies, and private sector, while NCB officials enhanced their skills wherein 375 officers were trained, and awareness programs reached across 35 locations.
With penchant for curbing the drug trafficking in the region, multiple coordination meetings were organised by NCB with sister agencies like Maharashtra Police, DRI, Customs, State Drug Controllers through district level, state level as well as senior official level meetings.
With effective coordination with the judiciary, sampling and certification of seized drugs were carried out seamlessly. This streamlined process led to the disposal of 3102 kgs of drugs through incineration in 2025.
To fight against trafficking, NCB seeks support of the citizens. Any person can share information related to sale of narcotics by calling on MANAS- National Narcotics Helpline Toll Free Number – 1933. The identity of the informer will be kept confidential.l, reads the statement of the NCB.
(Straight Talk Communications I Inputs from Agencies)
