Burundi National caught with 2 kg heroin worth Rs 14 crore at Hyderabad airport
On the careful opening of side walls/layers of the dresses, the handbag and the soaps, black/clear plastic packets/pouches concealed in each of the walls/layers of the handbag, and buttons of dresses and soaps were found.
By Newsmeter Network Published on 3 July 2023 3:54 PM GMT
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Customs seized 2,027 grams of heroin valued at Rs 14.2 crore at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA).
Based on passenger profiling and meticulous observation, the customs officials at RGIA identified and intercepted a passenger who had arrived from Nairobi via Sharjah by Air Arabia Airways on July 2.
The 43-year-old female passenger is a Republic of Burundi National. She had eight traditional African dresses, a ladies' handbag and three soaps in the baggage.
The weight of the baggage appeared to be heavier than normal weight. On the careful opening of side walls/layers of the dresses, the handbag and the soaps, black/clear plastic packets/pouches concealed in each of the walls/layers of the handbag, and buttons of dresses and soaps were found.
Inside the packets contained brownish-white powder, which upon testing appeared to be heroin, a narcotic drug which is prohibited under NDPS Act, 1985.
The passenger has been arrested under NDPS Act, 1985 and remanded to judicial custody by the court. Diligent, alert and prompt action by the Hyderabad Customs officers has resulted in this huge catch of narcotics.
