Overview
- NCB officials said Friday they seized 349 kg of high‑grade cocaine worth about Rs 1,745 crore under Operation White Strike in the Navi Mumbai–Thane corridor, marking one of India’s largest recent hauls.
- Teams first stopped a small truck near the Kalamboli warehousing complex and found 136 one‑kg packets hidden in cartons with cricket pads and gloves, then a follow‑up raid at a Bhiwandi warehouse recovered another 213 kg.
- Preliminary findings indicate the consignment entered India inside cavities of imported machinery, with each packet wrapped in nine plastic layers and a black greasy coat designed to defeat routine checks.
- One suspect was detained at the first stop, and the bureau has launched a manhunt for the kingpin, handlers, financiers, and intended receivers linked to the storage and redistribution network.
- In a parallel move under Operation Global‑Hunt, wanted trafficker Mohammed Salim Dola was brought from Turkiye and a Mumbai court remanded him to NCB custody until May 8.