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By Divyesh Singh: In an intensified drive against international drug trafficking, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Mumbai, has successfully busted a darknet based syndicate wherein 125 MDMA tablets, commonly known as Ecstasy pills has been seized and two distributors were arrested who were operating from Mumbai. The drugs consignment was sourced from Netherlands and was procured through darknet market.
Initially, information was received by the agency officials about a Mumbai-based network which was involved in the trafficking of high-valued drugs procured from online platforms. Cautious and low profiled monitoring of the entities was done which led to identification of two people namely N Salvi and S Shukla who were supplying MDMA in Mumbai and adjoining areas.
Further, during the enhanced vigil, it was noted that both of them were sketching a plan to procure a consignment. Since MDMA and other high valued drugs are mainly procured from foreign destinations, particularly Netherlands and other European countries, special emphasis were given on scrutiny of suspected patterns, transactions and parcels destined towards Mumbai.
On April 19, a parcel was identified in Mumbai which when investigated, found to be containing 125 tablets of MDMA. Preliminary investigation indicated that the two identified persons were the main receiver of the seized parcel. Subsequent follow up action led to apprehension of the duo and after a brief session of questioning, they confessed about the involvement in the drug trafficking.
During the investigation, incriminating evidence pertaining to access to illicit drug market, procurement, payment transactions were recorded. It would be pertinent to mention that due to anonymity and faded financial trails, the payments of drugs through darknet are using cryptocurrency. Accordingly, other accounts and crypto-wallet thus identified also being investigated.
The seizure resulting in neutralizing the local drug syndicate was effected at times when there is emphasis to initiate special drive to curb drug trafficking with international cartels dealing in drugs using darknet and cryptocurrency with linkages in several countries as well as various States in India. Various aspects are being investigated to gather further information into the inland as well as offshore based syndicates.
The value of the seized drugs is said to be in lakhs of rupees.
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