NCB seizes 227.7 kg of Captagon worth Rs 182 crore in Operation RAGEPILL

India’s Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has seized approximately 227.7 kg of Captagon, a banned amphetamine-type stimulant commonly referred to as the “Jihadi drug,” in what authorities described as the first such seizure in the country, valued at about Rs 182 crore. The operation, codenamed Operation RAGEPILL, was announced by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on May 16, who said the consignment was destined for the Middle East and that a foreign national was arrested in connection with the case.

According to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, the NCB received information from a foreign drug law enforcement agency that Captagon trafficking networks were using India as a transit route. Acting on the tip, investigators identified a location in Neb Sarai, New Delhi, and conducted searches on May 11. Officials said the search led to the recovery of about 31.5 kg of Captagon tablets concealed in a commercial chapati-cutting machine, which preliminary investigations suggested was intended for export to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Authorities said further questioning of the accused led to the seizure of roughly 196.2 kg of Captagon powder from a container at the Container Facilitation Station...