Overview
- Officials recovered 328.54 kg of high‑quality methamphetamine worth about Rs 262 crore from a Chhatarpur residence used as a safehouse.
- Two suspects were arrested on November 20: Shane Waris, a Noida-based sales manager, and Esther Kinimi of Nagaland, whose Delhi flat housed the cache.
- Waris allegedly operated under foreign handlers using fake SIM cards and encrypted apps such as WhatsApp and Zangi, and his disclosures led to the Chhatarpur raid.
- Authorities describe a multilayered, transnational network using couriers, rented safe houses and layered handlers, with Delhi serving as a hub for domestic and overseas distribution.
- An overseas kingpin linked to last year’s 82.5–83 kg cocaine case has been identified, Amit Shah lauded the joint action, and agencies are pursuing extradition and further leads.