Operation Samudragupt

  • May 14, 2023
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Operation Samudragupt

Subject :Schemes

Concept :

  • The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and the Indian Navy, in a joint operation off the Kerala coast, have seized approximately 2,500 kg of methamphetamine valued at about 15,000 crore and originating from Pakistan.
  • This is the largest drug seizure in terms of financial value by any anti-drug enforcement agency in the nation.
  • The seizure is a part of Operation Samudragupt, which seeks to rid the Indian Ocean region of drugs by targeting drug trafficking on ships.

Operation Samudragupt

  • The Director General of NCB started Operation Samudragupt to stop the trafficking of heroin and other drugs in the Indian Ocean region.
  • Officers from the Operations Branch of NCB Headquarters participated in the operation, which was led by Sanjay Kumar Singh, Deputy Director General (Ops), NCB.
  • The operation’s main goal was to gather actionable intelligence that could result in the interdiction of ships transporting illegal drugs.
  • The team exchanged information with narcotics law enforcement organisations including DRI and ATS Gujarat as well as intelligence organisations like the Indian Navy’s Intelligence Wing and NTRO.

Methamphetamine-  the stimulant drug

  • Methamphetamine — meth for short — is a powerful, highly addictive stimulant that affects the central nervous system, and is used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy, a sleep disorder.
  • Crystal methamphetamine or crystal meth is a form of the drug that looks like glass fragments or shiny, bluish-white rocks.
  • It is chemically similar to amphetamine.
  • Methamphetamine can be smoked, swallowed in the form of a pill or tablet, snorted, and injected after dissolving the powder in water or alcohol.
  • Methamphetamine can lead to myocardial infarction (heart attack); it can cause stroke.
  • The drug can affect the heart, the brain, and the kidneys. It can result in the blood pressure shooting up suddenly. So, it is a very dangerous drug if there is an overdose.
Operation Samudragupt Schemes