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The Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) announced on 20 July 2026 that it thwarted the diversion of an export consignment of 12 crore (120 million) high-strength Tramadol Hydrochloride tablets, weighing about 30 metric tonnes, under 'Operation Vajra'.
The operation ran 10-20 July 2026 across Bengaluru, Delhi and Kochi, with support from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence; three people were arrested.
The consignment, ostensibly destined for Guinea-Bissau, was suspected to be intended for diversion to Libya; it was seized from a warehouse in Delhi.
CBN, headquartered in Gwalior under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, regulates licit opium cultivation and narcotic/psychotropic substance trade under the NDPS Act, 1985.
Regulates licit opium cultivation and international narcotics/precursor chemical trade
Primary law under which CBN investigates cases and files complaints; governs regulation of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in India
GS Paper III - Internal Security (Drug trafficking, NDPS Act) / Governance (CBN mandate)
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act — India's primary anti-narcotics law
A synthetic opioid pain-relief medication, often diverted illicitly and nicknamed the 'fighter drug' for its misuse in conflict zones