What is the ‘jihadi drug’ that India has seized for the first time?
The NCB’s Rs 182 crore Captagon bust has exposed India’s first known link to a narcotics trade tied to Syria, Gulf smuggling routes and organised crime networks.
But what exactly is Captagon, and why is it called the “jihadi drug”?
India seizes Rs 182cr 'Jihadi drug'
- India drug bust seizes 227kg of captagon in first big haul The Straits Times —
- What's 'jihadi drug'? Rs 182 crore Captagon seized under Operation Ragepill Times Of India —
- Captagon bust: Inside Rs 182 crore ‘jihadi drug’ seizure linked to Middle East networks Times Of India —
- ‘Kudos to brave and vigilant warriors’: Union Home Minister Amit Shah hails NCB for seizing Rs 182 crore ‘Jihadi drug’ The Indian Express —
- Captagon, drug used by IS operatives, seized in Delhi; Syrian held Times Of India —