NCB makes first-ever seizure of ‘Jihadi Drug’ Captagon

Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has made its first-ever seizure of Captagon tablets worth Rs182 crore, which he described as a “Jihadi drug..” Shah said that a foreign national was arrested and the consignment, allegedly destined for West Asia, was intercepted under Operation Ragepill. The drug was seized from Mundra Port and Delhi’s Neb Sarai. The Syrian national had hidden it in a tea leaves box. At the Mundra port, it had arrived in a container declared as a wool consignment, it is said. In a post on X, Shah described it as a major achievement in the Centre’s anti-narcotics campaign.

Modi govt is resolved for a ‘Drug-Free India’.

Glad to share that through ‘Operation RAGEPILL’, our agencies have achieved the first-ever seizure of Captagon, the so-called “Jihadi Drug”, worth ₹182 crore.

The busting of the drug consignment destined for the Middle East and…

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) May 16, 2026

Captagon is a banned synthetic stimulant that has been linked internationally to organised crime networks and conflict zones in parts of West Asia. Captagon is a highly addictive synthetic amphetamine-type stimulant. It earned the nickname “Jihadi drug” because militant groups (such as ISIS) have reportedly misused it to provide combatants with increased energy, endurance, and a reduced sense of fear in battle. It is also known as the “poor man’s cocaine.” Indian enforcement agencies have in recent years stepped up surveillance against synthetic drugs and transnational narcotics syndicates operating through maritime and air cargo routes.