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The quantum of punishment in a drug seizure case from 1996 will be pronounced on Thursday.
The operation resulted in the highest-ever offshore drug capture till date.
Bineesh, who was arrested in the case in 2020, was released on bail after spending a year in prison.
Over 300 LSD stamps and 8 gm of hash oil worth crores were seized during a raid in Kochi, confirmed NCB sources.
When the packets began making their way to Port Blair, those hailing from the mainland of India recognized that they contained narcotic drugs.
The vehicle of the duo, both residents of Anthikad, was followed and then stopped by the police based on a tip-off.
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The NCB claimed to have busted a pan-India drugs trafficking network operating on the dark web with the seizure of 15,000 LSD blots in one operation.
The Union Home Minister said that during ten years of UPA, narcotics worth Rs 680 crore were seized.
According to NCB sources, the drugs were traced to a Pakistan-based mafia led by Haji Salim.