India News | Mumbai: Man Held at Airport with Heroin Worth Rs 53 Crore
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Heroin worth Rs 53 crore has been recovered from a passenger at the Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International airport here, an official from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence said on Wednesday.
Mumbai, Mar 8 (PTI) Heroin worth Rs 53 crore has been recovered from a passenger at the Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International airport here, an official from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence said on Wednesday.
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DRI had received intelligence about drugs being smuggled by a traveller coming from the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa to Mumbai, said the official.
Officials intercepted the passenger on his arrival and a thorough search of his baggage led to the recovery of 7.6 kg of an “off-white” powder concealed in false cavities, he said.
Later, tests confirmed that the powder was heroin, a banned drug.
The seized narcotic substance is worth nearly Rs 53 crore, the official said, adding that the man has been remanded in judicial custody till Friday.
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