Mumbai airport customs officers seize drugs worth 13 cr

The Customs officers at Mumbai airport added that the passenger was charged and is being probed.

Mumbai Airport Customs on Saturday seized drugs worth ₹ 12.98 crores weighing approximately 1.3 kilograms from a foreign national, said the officers on Monday.

According to Customs, the contraband was hidden in a false cavity of a duffle sack. The Customs officers added that the passenger was detained and is being probed.

On June 27, on the event of International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Monday, Hyderabad Customs destroyed different Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances weighing about 8,946.263 kgs under the ‘Say no to Drugs campaign.’

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The Hyderabad customs further reported, “The destruction included 2655.942 Kgs of Cannabis(Ganja), 11 Kgs of Heroin, 409.39 Kgs of Alprazoalam and related materials, 142.932 Kgs of Ephedrine Hydrochloride and related materials, 74.92 Kgs of Ketamine Hydrochloride, 2.956 Kgs of Mephedrone, 53.983 Kgs of Methaqualone and 5595.14 Kgs of chemicals used for the clandestine manufacture of Ephedrine”.

“Out of the above, 11 kgs of Heroin valued around ₹ 77.0 Crores was seized during April and May 2022 from foreign nationals of Malawi, Tanzania, and Angola at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad.”

“The said Narcotics and Psychotropic substances worth Rs.295 Crores were destroyed by incineration at M/s. Hyderabad Waste Management Project is located at Dindigul Village, Medchal-Malkajgiri District in Telangana.”, confirmed the customs bureau.

Source – NDTV