{
  "id": 1743338,
  "title": "55 kg meth worth ₹300 crore seized from maize consignment near Mumbai port",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/55-kg-meth-worth-300-crore-seized-from-maize-consignment-near-mumbai",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T15:55:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/55-kg-meth-worth-rs-300-crore-seized-from-maize-consignment-near-mumbai-port-nhava-sheva-pakistan-based-narco-syndicate-101787068177217.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 55 kg of methamphetamine, worth approximately ₹300 crore, from a consignment of maize at a Container Freight Station (CFS) near Mumbai's Nhava Sheva port. The shipment reportedly originated from a Pakistan-based narcotics syndicate, led by Mohammad Hussain Dad, and was intended for export to Uttar Pradesh. DRI officers intercepted the drugs during a search of a container, using a mobile forensic science laboratory to confirm the substance as methamphetamine. Two individuals have been detained in connection with the seizure, and the investigation is ongoing.",
  "summary": "The shipment, seized near Nhava Sheva, was allegedly linked to a Pakistan-based narco-trafficking syndicate led by Mohammad Hussain Dad.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Mumbai Crime Branch Arrests 31-Year-Old Auto-Rickshaw Driver With 10 Kg Charas Worth ₹10 Crore Near Bandra Station",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/mumbai-crime-branch-arrests-31-year-old-auto-rickshaw-driver-with-10",
        "published": "2026-08-18T16:59:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}