3.129 kg heroin worth Rs. 21.90 cr seized from Malawian national at RGIA

Hyderabad: The directorate of revenue Intelligence (DRI), Hyderabad, seized 3.129 kg of heroin, valued at approximately Rs. 21.90 crore, from a Malawian national at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here.

She was travelling on a business visa by Qatar Airways from Nairobi to Hyderabad via Doha.

During an examination of her checked-in baggage, the DRI sleuths found the contraband tightly packed in two polythene covers and ingeniously concealed under a false bottom at the base of the bag.

The passenger was arrested by the DRI and remanded to judicial custody by the court. Further investigation is underway.