WATCH: Heroin worth ₹16.80 crores seized at Mumbai Airport, Ugandan national held
The packet was concealed in a false cavity of a carton, said the official further.

WATCH: Heroin worth ₹16.80 crores seized at Mumbai Airport, Ugandan national held | Screengrab
The Air Intelligence Unit of the Mumbai Customs has arrested a foreign and recovered 2.4 kg of Heroin worth ₹16.80 crores from Mumbai Airport on Saturday, a customs official said on Monday.
Packet was concealed in a false cavity
The foreign national who had arrived from Entebbe, Uganda was identified and caught on the basis of specific intelligence after which a packet containing the contraband was recovered from him. The packet was concealed in a false cavity of a carton, said the official further.
Following the seizure, the passenger was arrested and further investigations are underway, officials added.
Uzbek national arrested from Chandigarh
An Uzbek national was also arrested on Saturday from Chandigarh following his confession that he had brought 3,208 grams of gold that were found abandoned at Delhi airport on April 13th, officials said.
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