Chennai: Two Tanzanian nationals had been caught smuggling 15.6 kg Heroin worth Rs 100 crore at the Chennai International Airport on Friday (May 7). It was “among the biggest narcotics seizures made in Chennai”, in keeping with the airport safety officers.
The accused arrived in Chennai, as they didn’t discover a direct flight from their house nation to Bengaluru.
One of them was touring to India for therapy in Bengaluru and was accompanied by an attendant on a Visa that was granted based mostly on communication with a Bengaluru hospital.
Air customs officers at the airport, who maintained a excessive vigil, based mostly on info concerning narcotics smuggling from African international locations, intercepted the duo.
Senior officers stated that the duo appeared nervous and gave evasive replies on being questioned, following which their baggage was examined.
“Even when their garments and private belongings had been emptied, the empty suitcases had been seen to be very heavy. That’s when the suitcases had been examined completely and the packets had been discovered hid beneath the trolley rods, pasted neatly to the shell of the suitcase,” Commissioner of Customs, Rajan Chaudhary informed Zee Media.
Five plastic packets had been recovered from every trolley suitcase. On testing, 15.6 kg of white coarse powder suspected to be Heroin valued at Rs 100 crore was recovered and seized below The NDPS Act 1985, learn with Customs Act.
“In this case, they had smeared some spicy powders to hoodwink the dog squads and make it all the more difficult to detect. This is a new smuggling route from Africa and this is among the biggest narcotics seizures made in Chennai,” Chaudhary added.
