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198 kg meth, 9 kg cocaine worth ₹1,476 cr seized in one of country’s biggest drug haul
- DRI Mumbai officers intercepted a truck in Vashi, carrying imported oranges
- On thorough checking and examination, large quantity of drugs were found
A total of 198 kg high purity crystal methamphetamine (ice) and 9 kg cocaine worth ₹1,476 crore have been recovered by revenue intelligence officers in Mumbai on Saturday. This is one of the biggest seizures of amphetamine and cocaine in the country.
The ministry said in a statement, the DRI recovered 198 kg high purity crystal methamphetamine (ice) and 9 kg high purity cocaine worth ₹1,476 crore in Navi Mumbai.
The team of DRI Mumbai officers intercepted a truck in Vashi, carrying imported oranges. On thorough checking and examination, large quantity of drugs were found concealed in the cartons carrying oranges.
Revenue intelligence officers have seized 198 kg high purity crystal methamphetamine (ice) and 9 kg cocaine worth ₹1,476 crore, the finance ministry said.
In one of the biggest seizures of amphetamine and cocaine in the country, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officers intercepted and seized a truck in Mumbai on October 1.
The DRI recovered 198 kg high purity crystal methamphetamine (ice) and 9 kg high purity cocaine worth ₹1,476 crore in Navi Mumbai, the ministry said in a statement.
The team of DRI Mumbai officers intercepted a truck in Vashi, carrying imported oranges. On thorough checking and examination, large quantity of drugs were found concealed in the cartons carrying oranges.
"This is a new kind of modus operandi involving concealment of drugs in the boxes of 'Valentia Oranges' imported from South Africa. After clearance of such oranges from Customs area, the goods used to get stored in some cold storages located in Vashi," the ministry said.
The importer of the goods has been nabbed and is being interrogated. Further search operations for identifying and nabbing the people involved in running this chain of smuggling of drugs are on, it added.
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Business NewsNewsIndia198 kg meth, 9 kg cocaine worth ₹1,476 cr seized in one of country’s biggest drug haul
First Published:2 Oct 2022, 05:23 PM IST
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