80kg cocaine worth ₹800 crore found abandoned in Gujarat

The Gujarat Police on Thursday recovered 80 kg of cocaine, worth nearly ₹800 crore, dumped on the banks of a creek in Kutch district. This is amongst the largest seizures of drugs by the State Police.

The cocaine, a powerful central nervous system stimulant drug, was found in 80 packets, each weighing a kilo.

Police have launched a probe but no arrests have been made.

According to the police in Kutch, the shipment was ditched by smugglers while evading law enforcement.