Involvement of Congress leader in Rs 5,600 crore drug consignment seized from North India shameful: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah called the involvement of a Congress leader in the Rs 5,600 crore drug consignment seized from North India as "dangerous and shameful".

"While on one hand the Modi Government is adopting a zero tolerance policy for 'Drug Free India', the involvement of a prominent Congress leader in the Rs 5,600 crore drug consignment seized from North India is extremely dangerous and shameful," said Shah on social media platform X.



He said that everyone knew the plight of Punjab and Haryana due to the issue of drugs during the Congress regime. "While the Modi government is taking the youth towards sports, education and innovation, the Congress wants to take them into the dark world of drugs," added the home minister.


He said that the Modi government would not allow Congress leaders' "sin" of using their political influence to push the youth into drugs.

"Our government is determined to make India a 'drug-free country' by destroying the entire drug network, without looking at the political position or stature of the drug dealers," Shah added.

Drugs worth Rs 5,600 crore seized

The Delhi Police busted an international drug syndicate and seized more than 560 kg of cocaine in the national capital on Wednesday. Pramod Singh Kushwaha, Additional Commissioner of Police Special Cell, said that it is the biggest cocaine haul in recent times. Four people have also been arrested in connection with the case.

Additional CP Kushwaha said that 15 kg of cocaine was recovered from the personal possession of the accused Tushar Goyal, Himanshu and Aurangzeb, while the remaining marijuana and cocaine were found in the go-down.

The investigation showed mastermind allegedly had Congress connections, Delhi police said.


Mastermind and main accused, Tushar Goyal claims he was the Chairman of the RTI Cell of the Delhi Pradesh Congress 2021 but after some time he left.

Delhi police is investigating his claim. Police is also trying to find photos of the accused for this period.

Delhi police said that the accused had created a social media profile under the name Diggi Goyal which has been deleted by him.

Tushar Goyal himself revealed during the Special Cell's interrogation that he was the head of the Congress Delhi RTI Cell.

The seizure links have also been found connected to Dubai, police said.