<p>Mumbai is no stranger to drugs. Whether it is charas, marijuana, heroin or designer drugs, all manner of narcotics have been seized by agencies in the city.</p>.<p>This includes the Anti-Narcotics Cell of Mumbai Police, Narcotics Control Bureau, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and Customs.</p>.<p>However, the recent trend is the cultivation of narcotics at home, rather than smuggling. Earlier this year, acting on an intelligence input, the NCB raided a 2BHK flat in Palava City in Dombivli, where they found cannabis being cultivated.</p>.<p>“The Cannabis was being cultivated there through Hydroponic techniques,” an NCB official said. The cultivation setup included water pumps, air circulation systems and photosynthesis lighting systems.</p>.<p>Earlier, in February, two German nationals were arrested for growing cannabis at a bungalow in Wai town in Satara. Cannabis plants were seized. </p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/specials/insight/the-long-shadow-of-narco-terrorism-1036706.html" target="_blank">Read | The long shadow of narco-terrorism</a></strong></p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>Smuggling, distribution</strong></p>.<p>And earlier this year, police seized 17.5 kg hashish being smuggled from Jammu and Kashmir to Mumbai. </p>.<p>Recently, the NCB had arrested Iqbal Kaskar, the brother of notorious underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, whom the United States have designated as “global terrorist”.</p>.<p>A prominent former actor Mamta Kulkarni and her husband Vicky Goswami, who are based in Africa, had come under the scanner of the US Drug Enforcement Administration — and a team had also visited Mumbai as part of the investigations. </p>.<p>“Mumbai is not only a destination for clandestine imports of narcotics, it has also been used as a distribution and exit route,” officials said. In the past, state and federal agencies have intercepted couriers and parcels with concealed contraband meant for foreign locations</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos</strong></p>
<p>Mumbai is no stranger to drugs. Whether it is charas, marijuana, heroin or designer drugs, all manner of narcotics have been seized by agencies in the city.</p>.<p>This includes the Anti-Narcotics Cell of Mumbai Police, Narcotics Control Bureau, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and Customs.</p>.<p>However, the recent trend is the cultivation of narcotics at home, rather than smuggling. Earlier this year, acting on an intelligence input, the NCB raided a 2BHK flat in Palava City in Dombivli, where they found cannabis being cultivated.</p>.<p>“The Cannabis was being cultivated there through Hydroponic techniques,” an NCB official said. The cultivation setup included water pumps, air circulation systems and photosynthesis lighting systems.</p>.<p>Earlier, in February, two German nationals were arrested for growing cannabis at a bungalow in Wai town in Satara. Cannabis plants were seized. </p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/specials/insight/the-long-shadow-of-narco-terrorism-1036706.html" target="_blank">Read | The long shadow of narco-terrorism</a></strong></p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>Smuggling, distribution</strong></p>.<p>And earlier this year, police seized 17.5 kg hashish being smuggled from Jammu and Kashmir to Mumbai. </p>.<p>Recently, the NCB had arrested Iqbal Kaskar, the brother of notorious underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, whom the United States have designated as “global terrorist”.</p>.<p>A prominent former actor Mamta Kulkarni and her husband Vicky Goswami, who are based in Africa, had come under the scanner of the US Drug Enforcement Administration — and a team had also visited Mumbai as part of the investigations. </p>.<p>“Mumbai is not only a destination for clandestine imports of narcotics, it has also been used as a distribution and exit route,” officials said. In the past, state and federal agencies have intercepted couriers and parcels with concealed contraband meant for foreign locations</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos</strong></p>