NCB nabs 6 Myanmarese nationals with over 1,000 kg Ketamine

Kolkata: The Kolkata Zonal Unit of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has seized a huge quantity of anesthetic drug Ketamine and arrested six Myanmarese nationals who were detained by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) at Port Blair. According to NCB officials, on Saturday morning an ICG unit from Port Blair informed NCB about some suspicious drug which was being smuggled through Indian waters by some Myanmarese nationals. It was also informed that ICG intercepted the smuggling vessel and brought it to Port Blair.

NCB officials soon sent a team to Port Blair in the next available flight. During search, the ICG team found 57 gunny bags containing 20 packets having suspicious white crystalline substances. Immediately, all six passengers including the gunny bags were shifted to the ICG vessel. After the NCB officials arrived, the accused persons were handed over along with the seized packets. During field testing, NCB officials came to know that the substance was Ketamine. After weighing, it was found that the accused were smuggling 1,155 kg of the drug from Myanmar to Malaysia.