Karnataka: Udupi call centre organised bulk shipment orders on behalf of a global drug cartel

Udupi: In one of the biggest global crackdowns on illegal pharmaceutical trafficking, the New Delhi-based Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) busted a major international drug syndicate with critical operational links traced to Udupi, Karnataka.

The investigation into the illegal trafficking of prescription drugs, dubbed `Operation Med-Max’, has revealed that a seemingly low-profile call centre in Udupi had played a key role in gathering international orders and dispatching the banned pharmaceutical drugs to over four continents.