{"id":670477,"date":"2026-11-13T12:16:41","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T16:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/670477\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T12:16:41","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T16:16:41","slug":"major-drug-bust-in-chennai-50-kg-pseudoephedrine-worth-one-crore-seized-three-including-father-and-son-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/670477\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Drug Bust in Chennai; 50 kg Pseudoephedrine Worth One Crore Seized, Three Including Father and Son Arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/drug-2.jpg\" alt=\"Major Drug Bust in Chennai; 50 kg Pseudoephedrine Worth One Crore Seized, Three Including Father and Son Arrested\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Chennai: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) carried out an operation against drug trafficking and seized 50 kilograms of pseudoephedrine from Chennai. The chemical substance was found concealed inside a factory manufacturing plastic bottles and tin containers. Three individuals, including a father and son, have been arrested by the NCB in connection with the case. Authorities estimate the seized pseudoephedrine to be worth approximately one crore rupees in the international illegal market.<\/p>\n<p>The NCB&#039;s Chennai Zonal Unit conducted an inspection on November 12 at M\/S AN Enterprises, operating in the MKB Nagar and Annai Indira Nagar areas of Chennai. The chemical was discovered in two sacks stored at the factory, each containing 25 kilograms of pseudoephedrine. Investigating officers explained that the international illegal market value of pseudoephedrine is roughly two lakh rupees per kilogram.<\/p>\n<p>Preliminary investigations suggest that the chemical was transported from Hyderabad to Chennai. The NCB suspects that it was stockpiled for smuggling to foreign countries. Pseudoephedrine is a chemical that can be used in the illicit manufacture of potent narcotics such as methamphetamine.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation team is examining the connections of the arrested suspects, the origin of the chemical substance, its distribution network, and whether there were plans to smuggle it abroad. While pseudoephedrine and ephedrine are legally used chemicals in the production of some medicines, their misuse can lead to the manufacture of banned narcotics including methamphetamine. Therefore, strict controls have been imposed to prevent the illegal storage and trafficking of these substances.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities also informed that the public can report information related to drug trafficking and associated illegal activities through the NCB\u2019s national helpline number 1933 (Manas). The NCB has reiterated that under the goal of a drug-free India, they will continue to intensify inspections and actions against drug trafficking networks.<\/p>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p><small>Original Malayalam report: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/783432\/\">Malayalam Daily News<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chennai: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) carried out an operation against drug trafficking and seized 50 kilograms of pseudoephedrine from Chennai. The chemical substance was found concealed inside a factory manufacturing plastic bottles and tin containers. Three individuals, including a father and son, have been arrested by the NCB in connection with the case. Authorities estimate the seized pseudoephedrine to be worth approximately one crore rupees in the international illegal market. The NCB&#039;s Chennai Zonal Unit conducted an inspection on November 12 at M\/S AN Enterprises, operating in the MKB Nagar&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":670478,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[582,170397,47748],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-670477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english","category-india","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=670477"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670477\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/670478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=670477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=670477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=670477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}