New Delhi: Armed with inputs shared by the US’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) busted a major transnational cybercrime racket operating out of a bogus call centre at Noida, Uttar Pradesh.

Raids were conducted at several locations in Delhi, Noida and Kolkata and incriminating documents seized. Six persons have been taken into custody by the CBI. ADVERTISEMENT

The gang had been targetting US nationals since 2022, it has now been known. Between then and 2025, the accused posed as US government officials from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), FBI and Social Security Administration (SSA), and targeted victims in the US.

“Unsuspecting victims would be told that their Social Security Numbers (SSN) had been used for money laundering and drug de

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