DRI seizes 70 Kg Cocaine worth Rs.70 Crore in multiple cases in Mumbai

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted multiple attempts at smuggling of narcotics by carriers of international drug syndicates attempting to smuggle in narcotic drug cocaine using various methods at CSMI Airport, Mumbai.

In one case, a narcotic substance was recovered from the home of an Indian citizen in Virar after it was smuggled from Nairobi through Delhi airport.

In two separate operations in the last few days, DRI apprehended two individuals who were attempting to bring drugs into the country by concealing them in the false cavities of their trolley bags.

In the other two cases, the carriers had swallowed the drug capsules and had to be admitted to JJ Hospital to have the drug-laden capsules extracted.

DRI officers seized approximately 7 kg of cocaine valued at approximately Rs.70 crore in the illicit market. In the aforementioned cases, four people (three men and one woman) have been arrested, two of whom are Indian nationals and the other two are foreign nationals.

DRI officers also recovered a gun with live bullets in one of the cases, despite the lack of any documentation proving legal possession. The recovered weapon was turned over to local authorities for further investigation.

These back to back seizures signify the unwavering dedication and professionalism of DRI as an enforcement agency to detect and bust the novel modus operandi of drug syndicates to safeguard the society from the scourge of drugs.