1,215 MDMA tablets, 263g cocaine, 400 g of opium among drugs seized in Punjab; 6 arrested

Key Highlights

• DGP Yadav said the scale of the seizure is unprecedented, marking one of the largest MDMA tablet recoveries in the country.
• The seized contraband includes 1,215 MDMA tablets, 263 grams of cocaine, 82 grams of methamphetamine (ICE), 1.2 kg of various THC variants, 16 grams of magic mushrooms, and 400 grams of opium, he said, adding drug proceeds amounting to Rs 9 lakh were also recovered from the possession of the accused.
• The DGP said preliminary investigation has revealed that the syndicate sourced narcotics from abroad through air courier channels and used encrypted social media platforms to coordinate distribution and evade detection.
• Further investigation is underway to identify other associates.
• Sharing operational details, Assistant Inspector General (ANTF) Ashwini Gotyal said the action was initiated following specific human intelligence inputs indicating that a drug supplier, identified as Rishav, was operating from an apartment in Kharar town and distributing narcotics within club and party circuits, primarily targeting the youth in the tricity, comprising Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali.