Based on specific intelligence, officers of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Mumbai Zonal Unit intercepted one Cote D’Ivore national on suspicion of carrying drugs, at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), on Monday, May 6, 2024.
He was nabbed at Mumbai airport for allegedly being involved in smuggling of drugs and carrying them in his body by swallowing drugs wrapped in packets in the shapes of capsules.
Based on persistent interrogation, the passenger admitted to having ingested capsules containing drugs and carrying the same in his body for smuggling into India.
The passenger was produced before the Magistrate and as per the court order, he was admitted to Sir JJ Hospital, Mumbai. He purged a total of 77 capsules containing 1468 grams of cocaine, valued at INR 15 Crores in Illicit market during his stay in the hospital from May 6 to May 8, 2024.
The substance purported to be cocaine was seized on May 8, 2024, under the provisions of the NDPS Act, 1985.
The passenger has been arrested and further investigation is underway.
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