The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Mumbai Zonal Unit has seized Cocaine worth around INR 20 crores rupees from a passenger at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA).
Based on specific intelligence developed by the DRI officers that some narcotic substance is being smuggled into India by a passenger who is traveling from Lagos to the city via Addis Ababa on the November 24, 2022, surveillance was mounted by a team of DRI officers at the Mumbai Airport.
The suspected passenger was identified and intercepted by the team of DRI officers at the airport. A thorough search of his baggage led to the recovery of 2 bottles (1 litre each) of whiskey. On testing the whiskey inside the bottles by the drug detection kit, the presence of Cocaine was indicated. The gross weight of 2 bottles with liquid cocaine is approx 3.56 kg.
Cocaine was ingeniously dissolved in the liquid contained in the said bottles to make it extremely difficult to detect.
This is a unique modus operandi busted by the DRI indicating the uphill task faced by the officers of DRI on regular basis to check the drugs inflow into the country.
The illicit international market value of the contraband is more than INR 20 Crores (Approx.). Further investigation in the instant case is under progress to unearth and neutralize the international drug smuggling syndicate behind this.
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