Drugs were being manufactured by taking a house on rent in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted 2 labs of illegal synthetic drugs under 'Operation Crystal Hunt'. Both these labs were running in Jahanabad Kadalpur village of Gautam Buddha Nagar district. According to reports, in this action taken on October 16, 2026, 379.740 kg of amphetamine-containing material and 10 kg of pseudoephedrine have been recovered.
It is being told that from the amount of intoxicant found, about 56 kg of ready-made crystalline amphetamine could have been made. Its value in the illegal market has been estimated to be around Rs 45 crore. During the raid, many types of chemicals were also found and lab equipment was recovered.
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1 foreign national and woman from Mizoram arrested
In this case, NCB has arrested Destiny Abraham Dambiri and Lalmjuali alias Olivia Lalchavimavi. Dambiri had described himself as a citizen of Nigeria. However, immigration records and investigation revealed that he had come to India in January 2020 as a citizen of Sierra Leone under the name Francis Kalokoh.
Apart from this, Olivia is a resident of Mizoram, she was arrested by DRI in March 2026 in the case of finding powder containing heroin at Dabolim Airport in Goa. 313 grams of powder containing heroin was found in his luggage and he is currently on bail in that case.
According to NCB, a secret lab was also caught in Greater Noida in October 2024, which was running in Kasna Industrial Area. About 95.5 kg of synthetic drugs in solid and liquid form were recovered from there. During the investigation of that case, connections to the Mexican drugs cartel 'Cartel de Jalisco New Generation' (CJNG) were revealed. During that operation, five people including a Mexican citizen were arrested.
What did the Home Minister say?
Home Minister Amit Shah said thatA major success has been achieved by busting two secret drug labs in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. In this operation, a huge quantity of synthetic drugs, drug precursors and equipment were seized and two people including a foreign national were arrested. He said that this is a great example of action based on intelligence.
Amit Shah said that according to the vision document on Narcotics Control 2026 to 2029 adopted under PM Modi's Drug-Free India Mission, it is a proof of our strong intention to eliminate drug cartels before December 2029. Congratulations to NCB for this big success.