Archive · 20 Nov 2025
19 Arrested, Rs 100 Cr Drugs Seized in India Cartel Bust
Police in India arrested 19 people, including 14 foreigners, and seized drugs worth Rs 100 crore.
They found methamphetamine and other drugs hidden in bags and smuggled via long train rides.
The drugs were supplied from Delhi to other cities like Bengaluru and Mumbai.
The operation also led to the detention of illegal immigrants.
19 persons arrested, including 14 foreigners
Drugs worth Rs 100 cr seized in India-wide operation
Methamphetamine (meth) and other drugs recovered
Illegal immigrants detained in separate operation
Drugs smuggled via long train rides and hidden in bags
- Who
- 19 persons, including 14 foreigners
- What
- Arrested and drugs seized
- When
- Between November 1 and November 6
- Where
- Delhi, Bengaluru, and Mumbai
- Why
- To combat drug trafficking and illegal immigration
Law Enforcement
Criminal Organizations
Drug Trafficking Routes
Law Enforcement
Police identified long train rides and hidden drug compartments in bags as trafficking methods.
Criminal Organizations
Criminals use sophisticated methods to smuggle drugs undetected.
Drug Manufacturing
Law Enforcement
Police discovered a mobile drug manufacturing facility with equipment and chemicals.
Criminal Organizations
Criminal organizations invest in infrastructure to produce and distribute drugs.
- Total arrested
- 19
- Foreign nationals arrested
- 14
- Total drug value
- Rs 100 cr
- Methamphetamine seized
- Over 17 kg
- Tablets seized
- 700
- Illegal immigrants detained
- 11
Sources
19 persons, including 14 foreigners held, drugs worth Rs 7.7 cr seized
Four Africans running inter-state narcotics syndicate held, mobile drug lab unearthed
Cartel busted with 4 arrests, methamphetamines drugs worth Rs 100 crore seized
Bengaluru drug crackdown: Narcotics worth Rs 7 crore seized, 14 foreign nationals arrested
