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Operation Med-Max: A Legal Case Study on the Enforcement of NDPS Act, Drugs and Cosmetics Act, CGST Act, 2017, Customs Act, 1962 and Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
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Srinivasan Gopal, IRS
Assistant Director (Narcotics) at National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics, Palasamudram, India
Abstract
Operation Med-Mex explores a high-tech, narcotics trafficking network uncovered by the Narcotics Control Bureau, India. The syndicate used encrypted communication, cryptocurrency, and B2B commerce to traffic tramadol globally—deliberately avoiding domestic distribution. Operating through a covert call centre in Udupi, it leveraged educated operatives and decentralized logistics to build an international supply chain. The case examines the convergence of technology, pharmaceutical loopholes, and transnational crime.
Keywords
- Operation Med Max
- tramadol
- reshipper
- drop-shipping
- predicate offence
- NDPS Act
- 1985
- transactional crime
- illegal factory
- NCB
- multi-country operation
- NPS
Type
Research Paper
Information
International Journal of Law Management and Humanities, Volume 8, Issue 4, Page 977 - 987
DOI: https://doij.org/10.10000/IJLMH.1110465Creative Commons
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