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₹11 Crore Cocaine Seized: DRI Nabs Four at Mumbai Airport
24 May
Summary
- Four foreign nationals arrested for swallowing cocaine capsules.
- Over 2.25 kg of cocaine valued at ₹11.25 crore was seized.
- DRI continues efforts to find domestic operatives of the drug syndicate.
During recent operations spanning four days, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) successfully seized 2.25 kg of cocaine, with an estimated market value of ₹11.25 crore, at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. Four foreign nationals were apprehended in connection with the seizures.
Two separate DRI operations led to the arrests. On Friday, a male and female passenger arriving from Addis Ababa were intercepted. They confessed to swallowing drug-filled capsules and subsequently expelled 84 capsules containing 1.40 kg of cocaine at a hospital. Earlier, on Tuesday, another African man and woman, also arriving from Addis Ababa, were intercepted, leading to the recovery of 63 purged capsules containing 850 grams of cocaine, valued at ₹4.25 crore.
These recent busts follow similar interdictions from the previous week, where DRI seized approximately 2.659 kg of cocaine worth ₹13.295 crore, arresting two individuals. One operation involved a female passenger from Addis Ababa carrying liquid cocaine in pouches, while another intercepted an African male who purged 70 capsules. The DRI remains committed to combating narcotics trafficking and dismantling international drug syndicates as part of its efforts to achieve a Nasha Mukt Bharat.
