Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) arrested a Tanzanian national at Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) airport and seized 4.5 kg heroin worth Rs 32 crore.
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According to DRI officials, the accused was kept in the airport premises after his arrival from Sharjah on Wednesday.
This is the eighth arrest of a foreign national at the SVPI airport along with the heroin seizure made by the DRI in the last two weeks.
“Based on specific intelligence inputs, DRI officials intercepted a Tanzanian nationality passenger traveling from Sharjah at SVIP airport on Wednesday,” a DRI statement said.
“During checking his luggage, four plastic bags filled with a brown powdery substance were found. The initial test of the recovered packages, tested positive for heroin,” it adds.
According to the DRI, a total of 4.5 kg heroin worth about 32 crores was recovered from the said plastic bags and seized under the provisions of NDPS Act, 1985.