<span style="color: #222222;">The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Mumbai has busted a massive drug cartel and has seized psychotropic substances worth 18 crore rupees. NCB Mumbai Zonal Director, Sameer Wankhede in a press briefing today said that around eight operations were launched by the agency in the last two days, leading to a large seizure of drugs such as Amphetamine, Opium, and Zolpidem tablets.<br />'' <br />'' Mr. Wankhede said that the peddlers and suppliers used innovative ways of trafficking the psychotropic substances by concealing them in a stethoscope, microwave oven, cycling helmets, hard-drive of a computer and eatables, and grocery items.    <br />'' <br />'' He said the drug consignments were to be transported to the USA, Australia, New Zealand, UAE, Switzerland, and Maldives.  <br />'' <br />'' The senior NCB officer said that they have intercepted an Ivory Coast national and further investigations are on.<br />''<br />''In a raid conducted in and around Mumbai a total of 2.296 kgs of Amphetamine, 3.906 kgs of Opium, and 2.525 kgs of Zolpidem tablets have been seized by the NCB.</span>