The world is witnessing an unprecedented increase in the production, trafficking, and consumption of synthetic drugs, according to a new global assessment by the United Nations. The report highlights a rapidly changing drug landscape that is becoming increasingly difficult for authorities to monitor and control, posing serious threats to public health, law enforcement systems, and...
In a major anti-narcotics breakthrough, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has dismantled a clandestine drug manufacturing unit in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun that was allegedly producing Captagon, a banned synthetic stimulant widely associated with international smuggling networks and extremist groups in West Asia. The operation has exposed what investigators believe is a sophisticated transnational narcotics network involving...
India’s anti-narcotics agencies have achieved a major breakthrough after the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) seized a massive consignment of Captagon tablets worth nearly ₹182 crore in what officials described as the country’s first-ever interception of the notorious synthetic drug. The operation, codenamed “Operation Ragepill,” was announced by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who praised the...