Mumbai Airport: DRI Arrests Guinean Woman With Cocaine Worth ₹21.78 Crore At CSMIA; Probe Underway

Mumbai: The officers of Mumbai Zonal Unit of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) have arrested a Guinean woman for allegedly smuggling Cocaine worth Rs 21.78 crore from Nairobi, Kenya. The agency officials are now probing from where the accused had sourced the cocaine and who was supposed to receive the said consignment in Mumbai.

According to the DRI sources, on the basis of a specific intelligence, a Guinean lady passenger, arriving at Mumbai from Nairobi suspected to be carrying narcotic drugs, was intercepted by the DRI officers. On examination, three packets of white-coloured powder were found concealed in the checked-in luggage of the said passenger.

"Based on the reasonable belief that the said white powder was a narcotic drug, it was tested using the NDPS Field Test Kit. The substance tested positive for Cocaine. The total weight of the recovered substance was 2178 grams and the approximate international market value of the seized cocaine is Rs 21.78 crore The said drug packets were seized and the passenger was arrested under provisions of NDPS Act," the officer said.

On Sunday, the Mumbai Airport Customs officials had arrested a Ugandan man for allegedly smuggling cocaine worth Rs 7.85 crore. The accused passenger had ingested multiple capsules containing cocaine and was hospitalised where the doctors purged capsules.

Upon questioning, the passenger exhibited signs of nervousness and uneasiness. Further examination and medical investigation revealed that the passenger had swallowed multiple yellow-coloured pellets, which were later found to contain white coloured crumbled substance purported to be Cocaine.

The Customs officers said that under medical supervision, the doctors recovered 77 capsules purported to be cocaine having a net weight of 785 grams approximately valued at Rs 7.85 crore. The said passenger was later placed under arrest.