International drug trafficker caught in Kolkata

The narcotics bureau arrested the man wanted in a seizure of 14,998 bottles of CBCS (brand name Phensedyl).

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Saturday arrested an international drug trafficker -- Gautam Mondal -- from Kolkata.

NCB statement

Mondal was wanted in a seizure of 14,998 bottles of CBCS (brand name Phensedyl), the agency said.

He has also been known to smuggle gold worth crores, as per the narcotics agency, and efforts are being made to dismantle his syndicate.

This comes a day after a huge drug bust in Gujarat where 8 Iranians were detained and around 700 kgs of meth was seized. In another case, 80 kgs of cocaine was seized in Delhi — after which Amit Shah vowed that the fight against drugs would continue.

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