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Noida emerges as new hub of deadly methamphetamine

Noida emerges as new hub of deadly methamphetamine
UP’s Noida is the new hub of deadly methamphetamine as Maharashtra ATS recover drugs worth over Rs 5 crore · thestatesman.com

Police in India found and took away a very dangerous drug called methamphetamine.

A special police team called the Anti-Terrorism Squad did this with help from local police.

They found the drug in two places: Greater Noida and Mumbai.

The drugs were worth about 9.4 crore rupees, which is a huge amount of money.

The police also found the factory where the drug was being made and closed it down.

They arrested three people from other countries who were involved.

One of them was a man from Israel, and two were women.

One of the arrested people told the police where the factory was, which is how they found it.

This shows that police are working together across cities to stop dangerous drugs.

Key facts

Total drugs seized
4,738 grams of methamphetamine
Total value of seizures
Rs 9.4 crore
Seized in Greater Noida
2,688 grams worth Rs 5.4 crore
Seized in Mumbai (Banda East)
2,050 grams worth Rs 4 crore
Arrests
Three foreign nationals (one Israeli man, two women)
Agency
Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS)
Factory status
Drug manufacturing factory sealed in Greater Noida

Quotes

Additional Director General of Police, Anti‑Terrorism Squad

Senior Maharashtra police official leading the anti‑terrorism squad

“A total of 2050 grams of ‘Methamphetamine’ worth Rs. 4,00,00,000 was seized from Banda (East), Mumbai, and 2688 grams of ‘Methamphetamine’ worth Rs. 5,40,00,000 was seized from Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, totaling Rs. 9,40,00,000 and a drug manufacturing factory was sealed. 01 male Israeli and two foreign women were arrested.”
thestatesman.com
“Accordingly, in a raid conducted with the help of local police in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 2688 grams of ‘Methamphetamine’ worth Rs. 5,40,00,000/- (Five crore forty lakh rupees in words) and drug manufacturing materials were seized.”
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