Liberian national held at Mumbai Airport, Rs 34.5 crores cocaine seized from him | Crime News

the Liberian national landed in Mumbai from Sierra Leone and was apprehended by DRI officers.  During examination, it was found that the trolley bag being carried by the man was unusually heavy despite emptying all its contents.

After the testing of the content, the same was tested positive for cocaine. (Representative image)

Mumbai: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has arrested a Liberian national with 3.5 kg banned narcotics substance from Mumbai International Airport on Friday. The arrest was made following a specific input.

According to officials, the Liberian national landed in Mumbai from Sierra Leone and was apprehended by DRI officers.  During examination, it was found that the trolley bag being carried by the man was unusually heavy despite emptying all its contents.

Cocaine hidden in bottom of trolley bag

Upon further examination, it was found that two packets containing a white powdery substance were cleverly concealed in the false bottom of the trolley bag.

After the testing of the content, the same was tested positive for cocaine. A total of 3,496 grams of white powdery substance purported to be cocaine with a market value of around Rs 34.96 Crores was seized and the passenger was arrested. Further investigation underway in the case.

DRI said its officials are committed to dismantling drug trafficking nexus and keeping people from the drug menace.

Brazilian national ingests capsule

In a similar incident in September, a Brazilian national from Sao Paulo was arrested by Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Mumbai Zonal Unit at Mumbai Airport for alleged drug smuggling.

During the examination of the passenger, the DRI officials seized 973 grams of cocaine, valued at around Rs 9.73 cr was seized from him.

The arrest occurred on September 18 after officers acted on specific input. The foreign national allegedly confessed to ingesting drug-filled capsules to transport them internally. Later, the accused was taken to JJ Hospital in Mumbai for medical examination.

Nakshab Khan has been a journalist since 2007 and worked with prominent media houses like News18, IANS, Zee Media UNI TV, and Times Now. He joined News9 as News Editor. He has vast experience of covering politics, international affairs, crime in various industry brands. Nakshab likes to talk about world issues and has written on various topic related to West Asian affairs. In his career spanning nearly 17 years, he has always delivered error free and facts based stories and had an unblemished working style. You can reach out to him at nakshab.khan@tv9.com

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