DRI seizes 1.698 kg of cocaine worth Rs.16.98 crore at IGI Airport

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in another operation was able to detain a Kenyan traveller who had come from Nairobi yesterday at the IGI Airport in New Delhi, as part of its ongoing crackdown on narcotic drug trafficking.

Upon questioning, the passenger denied having any contraband. However, DRI officials discovered roughly 1,698 grammes of cocaine in the suspect’s suitcase, with an estimated worth of around Rs.17 crore on the illicit international market. She was discovered in possession of an air ticket for a journey to Mumbai that was scheduled to depart a few hours later, indicating that the transfer of contraband would take place in Mumbai.

Following extensive interrogation and surveillance, DRI investigators successfully apprehended the intended recipient of the illegal narcotics in a perfectly organised operation. The receiver, a female Kenyan national, was detained in Mumbai’s Vasai district.

Both the carrier and the recipient have been placed under arrest in accordance with the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. Further investigation is in progress.