# Three drug seizures across India net Rs 325 crore 2026-08-18T16:54:19+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 55 kg of methamphetamine, worth Rs 300 crore, from a maize consignment at a Container Freight Station near Mumbai's Nhava Sheva port, officials said. The consignment is allegedly linked to a Pakistan-based syndicate led by Mohammad Hussain Dad. Two individuals have been detained. In a separate operation, Mumbai Police's Anti-Narcotics Cell arrested Santosh Sav and seized 10 kg of charas worth Rs 10 crore near Bandra Terminus. The accused was booked under the NDPS Act and remanded to police custody, according to the Times of India. The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) busted a transnational network in Delhi-NCR, arresting four Nigerian nationals and seizing drugs worth Rs 15 crore, The Hindu reports. The agency will launch a fortnight-long campaign, Trinetra, in September 2026 to identify illegally overstaying foreign nationals involved in drug trafficking. ## Indian Opinion Analysis All three sources report individual drug seizures in a neutral, fact-based manner, with no discernible pro-government or critical slant. The Hindustan Times frames its DRI story with a government context, noting PM Modi's call for a drug-free India, but this is presented as background rather than advocacy. The coverage is uniform straight reporting across all outlets. The key takeaway is the scale and coordination: three separate agencies (DRI, Mumbai Police, NCB) acting in the same week, seizing a total of over 70 kg of narcotics worth Rs 325 crore, pointing to sustained enforcement pressure. Watch for the Trinetra campaign in September 2026. ## Coverage Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral - hindustantimes.com (neutral report) Straightforward seizure report with government context added as background - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Straight police report, no editorialising - thehindu.com (neutral report) Factual report of NCB operation with no slant This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources. Last updated 2026-08-19T11:04:50+00:00. Tags: DRI, Mumbai Police, Narendra Modi, Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, Nhava Sheva Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/55-kg-meth-worth-rs-300-crore-seized-from-maize-near-mumbai-port/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/55-kg-meth-worth-rs-300-crore-seized-from-maize-near-mumbai-port/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/