Archive · 8 Jun 2025
NCB Freezes Assets in International Drug Trafficking Case
Imagine some bad guys were selling drugs across countries.
The police found a big stash of drugs and a secret lab where they were making more.
The police also found out the money they used to buy things like a fancy apartment and a factory came from selling these drugs.
They caught some people involved, like a jail worker, a chemist, and some business people.
The police have now frozen those assets.
The money was sent from Mexico using cryptocurrency to Dubai, then it was given to the criminals through cash.
The NCB attached assets worth Rs 9.20 crore in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
The assets were linked to a transnational drug trafficking case.
The case involves a Mexican cartel and the seizure of over 95 kg of Amphetamine.
Five people were arrested, including a Tihar Jail warden and a Mexican national.
The factory was reportedly financed by a Mexican cartel, CJNG.
- Who
- The NCB attached the assets of a 'prime' accused in a transnational drug trafficking case linked to a Mexican cartel. Five people were arrested, including a Tihar Jail warden, a Mexican national, a Mumbai-based chemist, and two Delhi-based businessmen.
- What
- The NCB attached assets worth Rs 9.20 crore in connection to a transnational drug trafficking case. The case involves the seizure of over 95 kg of Amphetamine and a clandestine narcotics manufacturing laboratory in Noida.
- When
- The NCB attached the assets on Sunday, June 8, 2024.
- Where
- The assets are located in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, including a luxury apartment and factory premises.
- Why
- The assets were acquired using proceeds from international narcotics trafficking.
- Assets Attached
- Rs 9.20 crore
- Location of Assets
- Noida, Uttar Pradesh
- Amount of Amphetamine Seized
- Over 95 kg
- Laboratory Busted
- October Last Year
- People Arrested
- Five