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₹1,800 crore meth seized off Gujarat

1 min readMoney Laundering & Organised Crime
Battle IAS current affairs title card: ₹1,800 crore meth seized off Gujarat (GS3 · Security, 14 April 2025)

What happened

  • Coast Guard and Gujarat ATS seized over 300 kg methamphetamine worth about ₹1,800 crore on 12-13 April 2025 [PIB].

Background

  • Near the IMBL [PIB].

Why it matters

  • The seizure shows how drugs move by sea.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Organised crime, money laundering

  1. As per PIB (2025-04-14): coast Guard and Gujarat ATS seized over 300 kg methamphetamine worth about ₹1,800 crore on 12-13 April 2025.
  2. The seizure shows how drugs move by sea.
Quotable data point

Coast Guard and Gujarat ATS seized over 300 kg methamphetamine worth about ₹1,800 crore on 12-13 April 2025.

PIB: ICG drug seizure, 14 Apr 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: none.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Drug seized

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Go deeper

ExplainerMoney Laundering: Stages, PMLA 2002, Enforcement Directorate Powers, FATF Evaluation and Judicial Debate (UPSC Notes + PYQs)

Official source: PIB: ICG drug seizure, 14 Apr 2025

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