{
  "id": 1996775,
  "title": "MP Emerges As Major Drug Trafficking Hub? DRI Seizes 572 kg In Two Months",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/mp-emerges-as-major-drug-trafficking-hub-dri-seizes-572-kg-in-two",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T18:24:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/mp-emerges-as-major-drug-trafficking-hub-dri-seizes-572-kg-in-two-months"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indore, the bustling city in Madhya Pradesh, has emerged as a major hub for drug trafficking in the recent past year. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized a staggering 572.106 kg of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances across the country in the last two-and-a-half months, with the majority of these drugs being intercepted in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh region alone. The DRI's zonal unit in Madhya Pradesh carried out eight operations from May 27, with seven taking place in Madhya Pradesh and one in Chhattisgarh.\n\nThe seizures included a variety of illicit substances such as crystalline methamphetamine, amphetamine, cocaine, poppy straw (doda chura), and cannabis (ganja). The arrested traffickers included 16 individuals from Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, with three Nigerians and one Ugandan national among them. The DRI conducted a total of 17 operations nationwide, recovering drugs worth Rs 43.5 crore.\n\nNotable arrests include a Nigerian trafficker captured with 30 gm of cocaine in Indore on July 29, a Nigerian with 3.446 kg of methamphetamine worth Rs 2.76 crore at Bhopal railway station on July 21, and a Nigerian and a Ugandan national arrested in Ratlam and Delhi, respectively. The DRI's relentless efforts have exposed a complex web of drug trafficking networks operating in the heart of Madhya Pradesh.",
  "summary": "Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh accounted for 572.106 kg of the 690 kg of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances seized by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) across the country in the past two-and-a-half months. DRI carried out 17 operations nationwide, seizing drugs worth Rs 43.5 crore in the illicit market. Of the 25 traffickers arrested, 16 were held in…",
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  "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."
}