New Delhi, May 28 -- In a significant breakthrough, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has secured the deportation of a kingpin behind the trans-national drug trafficking syndicate from Malaysia with the assistance of other national and international agencies from Malaysia.

According to an official release, the investigation began with the seizure of approximately 200 grams of cocaine concealed inside a projector in a parcel sent from Mumbai to Australia through a DHL courier on January 21.

Following a bottom-to-top investigative approach, NCB subsequently recovered 11.540 kg of cocaine, 4.9 kg of cannabis, and 5.5 kg of cannabis-based gummies from the residence of a syndicate member in Navi Mumbai.

Investigation disclosed a well-oiled...