Maharashtra: Drugs worth Rs 13 crore seized at Mumbai airport, one Cote d'Ivoire national held
Dec 21, 2023
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 21 : The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has recovered drugs worth Rs 13 crore from a woman passenger, arriving from Addis Ababa, at Maharashtra's Mumbai airport, according to an official statement by the DRI on Thursday.
The passenger, who is a national of Cote d'Ivoire (a country in West Africa), was held by the DRI officials, it further said.
"Based on intelligence developed by DRI, one female passenger of Cote d'Ivoire nationality who came via Flight No. ET 640 from Addis Ababa to Mumbai on December 21, 2023, was apprehended by DRI officers at CSMI Airport," said the statement.
The recovered drugs, which were concealed in the handbag carried by the woman, weighed 1,273 grammes and were priced at Rs 13 crore, it added.
Meanwhile, the passenger has been arrested under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.
Further investigation is in progress to unearth further links to the drug supply chain.
