TWO HELD WITH ₹78CR HEROIN IN CITY AIRPORT
Two foreign women nabbed in massive haul after heroine found in check-in baggage
In a major drug haul, officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) intercepted two women from Uganda and Zambia at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in two separate cases and recovered about 12 kilos of heroin worth `78 crore from their check-in baggage.
The officials of the DRI intercepted the two women passengers based on specific intelligence at the RGIA Hyderabad and recovered about 12 kilos of narcotics substance, which later tested positive for heroin.
In a major drug haul, officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) intercepted two women from Uganda and Zambia at Hyderabad's RGI Airport in two separate cases and recovered about 12 kilos of heroin worth `78 crore from their check-in baggage.
The officials intercepted the two women passengers based on specific intelligence at the RGIA Hyderabad and recovered about 12 kilos of narcotics substance, which later tested positive for heroin.
In the first case, on Saturday, the officers of DRI intercepted the Ugandan woman passenger when she came to RGI Airport to collect her missing baggage. “She had come to Hyderabad from Zimbabwe via Johannesburg and Doha a few days before. The baggage was examined and found to have concealment in the sides,” DRI officials revealed.
Further, on Sunday morning, the officials intercepted a Zambian passenger, identified as Makumba Carol, who flew from Zambia via Johannesburg and Doha.
A detailed examination of her baggage resulted in recovery of off-white powder, later tested positive for heroin, from beneath the pipe rolls which was brought in the baggage.
The drugs were seized from the passengers and they were placed under arrest under the provisions of NDPS Act, 1985.
“Heroin, an opioid derivative, is a highly addictive drug. People either inject, snort, or smoke this substance. Those who regularly use heroin often develop a tolerance, which means they need higher and/or more frequent doses of the drug to get the desired effects,” explained the officials.