High demand for meth in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore results in rise in pseudoephedrine provide in India

High demand for methamphetamine in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore has led to an increase within the provide of pseudoephedrine, which is used for the manufacture of meth, over the previous few months. The NCB on Wednesday seized 10 casseroles with 2 kg of pseudoephedrine packed on the backside at a unit in Andheri (east).
The parcel was booked in Nagpur on April 29 and destined for Toongabbie, a suburb of Sydney in Australia. It had been booked by an individual from Nagpur, who was intercepted by an NCB crew. The suspect shall be questioned in regards to the parcel’s recipient in addition to who positioned the order for it.
On May 1, the NCB had seized 25 kg of pseudoephedrine from Hyderabad that was meant to be delivered to Australia. In December, 24.5 kg pseudoephedrine meant for Australia was seized from Chennai. In October, the DRI had seized 13.2 kg pseudoephedrine that was certain for Australia from Bengaluru.
An NCB official mentioned, “There have been several cases in the past few months where pseudoephedrine has been seized while en route to Australia. Apart from Australia, there has been high demand in New Zealand and Singapore, too,” the officer mentioned.
The cause for the excessive demand in these nations has been the manifold rise in meth dependancy, he added. “Since meth requires pseudoephedrine and there is not enough of it in these countries, they source it from other countries like India,” the official mentioned. In India, there have been circumstances the place pseudoephedrine has been manufactured illegally in factories situated in distant locations.
Meanwhile, the NCB arrested a 62-year-old man from Vasai railway station and seized 70 grams of heroin from him. Abdul Wahid, in keeping with the NCB, has been concerned in drug trafficking for the previous few many years. “He arrived at Vasai station in a train from Uttar Pradesh. We are questioning him but so far, he has not been cooperative,” an official added.