3 weeks ago
Noida emerges as new hub of deadly methamphetamine
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.
Maharashtra ATS recovered a total of 4,738 grams of methamphetamine worth Rs 9.4 crore in a joint operation with local police.
2,688 grams of methamphetamine worth Rs 5.4 crore was seized in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
2,050 grams of methamphetamine worth Rs 4 crore was seized from Banda (East), Mumbai.
A drug manufacturing factory in Greater Noida was sealed after an accused revealed he sourced the drugs from there.
Three foreign nationals — one Israeli man and two foreign women — were arrested in the operation.
- Who
- Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and local police in Greater Noida; three foreign nationals (one Israeli man and two women) were arrested.
- What
- Seized 4,738 grams of methamphetamine worth Rs 9.4 crore and sealed a drug manufacturing factory.
- Where
- Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, and Banda (East), Mumbai.
- When
- Not specified in the articles.
- Why
- An accused's interrogation revealed the drugs came from a factory in Greater Noida, prompting raids to dismantle the drug trafficking network.
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.”
thestatesman.com











