Biggest drug haul in 2 decades, NCB arrests 6

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Tuesday busted a pan-India drug trafficking network operating on the darknet and seized 15,000 blots of LSD or lysergic acid diethylamide -- a synthetic chemical-based hallucinogenic drug -- in the biggest seizure by the agency in a single operation in the last two decades. Six people were arrested in connection with the matter. NCB deputy director general (DG) Gyaneshwar Singh said the commercial quantity of the LSD was 0.1 gram and the drug consignment which was seized was two-and-a-half times more than the commercial quantity.

#WATCH | We've arrested 6 persons in two cases and seized 15,000 bloats of LSD drug which is 2.5 thousand more than the commercial quantity. The commercial quantity of this drug is .1 gram. It's a synthetic drug and is very dangerous. It's the biggest seizure in the last 2… pic.twitter.com/Qes0uU816O

— ANI (@ANI) June 6, 2023

The mastermind of the cartel was arrested from Jaipur. During the investigation, the agency learnt that the cartel used to advertise on the dark net and also reach out to Instagram users who they thought could be potential buyers.Darknet refers to the deep hidden internet platform that is used for  sale of drugs, exchange of pornographic content, and other illegal activities by using the secret alleys of the onion router (ToR) to stay away from the surveillance of law enforcement agencies.The six arrested are all tech-savvy and used to use private messaging apps and hidden websites to evade the authorities. As per information, the payment was made through cryptocurrency and the drug, mostly LSD, was reportedly imported from Netherlands or Poland.