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Two Zimbabweans Held With Heroin Worth Rs 50 Cr At Mumbai Airport

The powder tested positive for the presence of heroin and the contraband weighed 7.9 kg, the official said, adding that the value of the seized drug is Rs 50 crore in the international market.바카라 웹사이트

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The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has arrested two Zimbabweans with 7.9 kg of heroin worth Rs 50 crore at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport here, an official said on Sunday. Based on specific information, the DRI's Mumbai zonal unit laid a trap at the airport on Friday and intercepted a man and a woman travelling from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), the official said.바카라 웹사이트

On searching their baggage, the team found some packets containing light brown powder concealed in their trolley bags, he said. The powder tested positive for the presence of heroin and the contraband weighed 7.9 kg, the official said, adding that the value of the seized drug is Rs 50 crore in the international market.바카라 웹사이트

The accused were arrested under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, and remanded to judicial custody by a special court, he said.바카라 웹사이트The DRI is investigating further to bust the drug syndicate involved in the case, the official added.바카라 웹사이트

( With PTI inputs)

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