Operation Made Max: Drug syndicate spread in 4 continents, NCB busted, Amit Shah congratulated

Operation Made Max and Amit Shah.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has congratulated the Narcotics Control Bureau i.e. NCB and other investigating agencies on busting an international drug syndicate. He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is taking strict action at every level to protect the youth of the country from drug, whether criminals are in the country or abroad.

NCB Operation Made Max made a big revelation. The investigation, which started from stopping a vehicle on 25 May in Delhi's Mandi House area, exposed an international drug network that was spread over 4 continents and more than 10 countries. Telegram, crypto currency, delivery agents and fake B2B websites were being used in this network.

Congratulations to NCB and all agencies on Busting a Global Drug Cartel.

The probe set a steellar example of multi -GENCY CORDINATION, Resulting in 8 Arsts and Seizures of 5 Consignments while Triggering Crackdowns in the Us and Australia Against the Rings AGAINS

– Amit Shah (@AmitShah) July 2, 2025

Investigation from Delhi to Alabama (America)

3.7 kg traumadol (drug addiction) was recovered from two youths caught by the car. During interrogation, it was revealed that these people used to sell medicines abroad by creating fake profiles on a large B2B website. After this, the investigation links reached Roorkee, Mayur Vihar (Delhi) and then Udupi in Karnataka. In Udupi, NCB got records from more than 50 international shipments.

Of these –

• 29 packages were sent to America from America.

• 18 Australia to Australia.

• 1–1 package was sent to Estonia, Spain and Switzerland.

Raids in America and Australia too

Based on the information received from India, the Dea (Drug Enforcement Administration) in the US arrested a large drug ship Joel Hall in Alabama. More than 17,000 banned medicines pills and crypto wallets were found from him. Apart from this, an Indian-American money launder has also been accused in the US. An illegal drug factory related to this network has also been caught in Australia.

The entire network used to run in a vicious manner

This network of drugs was being operated in a very vicious manner that no member used to send goods to his country. The entire activity was through apps and crypto payments like Telegram. In Udupi, he was also running a fake call center with 10 employees which used to process the order. On receiving the order, advance payment was taken in Crypto, the part of which reached the supply chain and ratipers. Old buyers were later made ratiper so that the network and spread.

The CB has so far made 8 arrests and the mastermind of this network present in UAE has been identified. Efforts are on to arrest him in association with UAE officials. NCB is now keeping surveillance on crypto wallets, hawala channels and online platforms, so that the illegal pharmacy business running on the Internet can be controlled openly.