Indian agencies have achieved the first-ever seizure of Captagon Drug worth 182 crore rupees through Operation RAGEPILL. In a social media post, Home Minister Amit Shah shared this information and said that the government is resolved for a Drug-Free India. He said that the busting of the drug consignment destined for the Middle East and the arrest of a foreign national stand out as shining examples of our commitment to zero tolerance against drugs.

The Home Minister added that the government will clamp down on every gram of drugs entering India or leaving the country using our territory as the transit route. He also congratulated the brave and vigilant warriors of the Narcotics Control Bureau. According to the Government sources, Captagon is the common street name historically associated with Fenethylline, a synthetic stimulant drug originally developed in the 1960s for medical treatment of attention disorders and narcolepsy.

Owing to its addictive properties and abuse potential, the original pharmaceutical formulation was eventually prohibited internationally. The sources said that Captagon has frequently been referred to in international media and security discourse as the Jihadi Drug due to repeated allegations and intelligence inputs over the years linking its abuse and trafficking with extremist and conflict-zone networks operating in parts of West Asia.