Brazilian passenger arrested with 85 cocaine capsules at Delhi airport

ANI
18 Mar 2023, 14:27 GMT+10

New Delhi [India], March 18 (ANI): Customs officials seized 85 oval-shaped capsules of cocaine worth nearly Rs 11.28 Crore at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI).

"Based on specific intelligence, it was found that one Brazil national who departed from Sao Paulo Airport (Brazil) for Dubai and arrived at T-3, IGI Airport, New Delhi was diverted to the green channel for the x-ray of his baggage by the customs officers on duty," customs officials said.

Subsequently, on medical examination of the pax, specific material was found to be secreted inside the body, customs officials said.

"The medical procedure yielded the recovery of a total of 85 oval-shaped capsules containing a total of 752 grams of a white powdery substance, suspected to be narcotics. When this material was subjected to a diagnostic test, prima facie it appeared to contain a commercial quantity of cocaine," officials said.

The passenger violated provisions of section 8 of the NDPS Act, 1985 and had committed an offence punishable under Section 21, Section 23 and Section 29 of the NDPS Act 1985.

According to the Customs officials, on March 14, the said passenger was arrested under section 43(b) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 and Section 43(a) of the NDPS Act, 1985.

Further investigation into the matter is under progress. (ANI)

Watch latest videos

News RELEASES

Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Rio De Janeiro Sun.

More Information

27 ℃

Mostly Cloudy in Rio De Janeiro/Dumont

South America

Section

Portuguese Moto Grand Prix: Mir collects valuable experience as Marquez apologises for his mistake

Portimao [Portugal], March 28 (ANI): A dramatic first Grand Prix weekend of the year concluded with Joan Mir recovering to ...

G20 delegates in second Environment Climate Sustainability Working Group meeting at Gandhinagar discuss key issues

New Delhi [India], March 28 (ANI): The second day of the 2nd Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group (ECSWG) meeting ...

At Least 39 Dead After Fire at Mexico Migrant Facility

At least 39 people are dead after a fire broke out before dawn Tuesday at a Mexican immigration detention facility ...

China wants Nord Stream attackers brought to justice

Beijing has accused Washington of ?double standards? over its stance on investigating the sabotage of the pipelinesThe Chinese Foreign Ministry ...

Ecuador landslide kills at least 7 in the Andes, 23 hurt

QUITO, Ecuador, 28th March, 2023 (WAM) -- A landslide triggered by heavy rains in Ecuador's Andean region killed at least ...

Latin American country warns of migrants crossing deadly jungle

Panama expects a surge in the number of people making the perilous trek this yearThe government of Panama is raising ...

International

Section