NCB busts Dehradun lab making banned ‘jihadi drug’ Captagon; hunt on for another Syrian national linked to network
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has dismantled a lab in Dehradun producing Captagon, a banned synthetic stimulant. During the operation, 227.7 kg of the drug was seized, and one Syrian national was arrested. The NCB is currently searching for another Syrian individual linked to the drug manufacturing network.
- ▪The NCB seized 31.5 kg of Captagon from a house in Delhi and 196.2 kg from a container at Mundra Port.
- ▪Alabras Ahmed, a Syrian national, was arrested and led authorities to the illegal lab in Dehradun.
- ▪Sanjay Kumar, the Indian national who leased the lab, had previously been arrested for misusing his food license.
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NCB busts Dehradun lab making banned ‘jihadi drug’ Captagon; hunt on for another Syrian national linked to network31.5kg of Captagon was seized from a house in Delhi’s Neb Sarai and 196.2 kg from a container at the Mundra Port in Gujarat.Updated on: May 18, 2026 7:47 AM ISTBy Prawesh LamaShare viaCopy link The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted a clandestine laboratory in Dehradun where a Syrian national manufactured Captagon, a banned synthetic stimulant popularly known as the ‘jihadi drug’, and arrested an Indian national who had leased the place to another Syrian, police officers aware of the matter said.NCB, under Operation RAGEPILL, has successfully unearthed an international drug syndicate involved in the trafficking of Captagon, leading to the seizure of approximately 227.7…
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