Bag containing narcotics valued at Rs 15cr found at IGI Airport
Darpan News Desk IANS, 14 Feb, 2022 12:05 PM
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) The Customs officials on Sunday recovered an unclaimed bag containing 'cocaine capsules' valued at Rs 15 crore from the Indira Gandhi International Airport here, an official said.
The official said that it was seized and a case was lodged and efforts were being made to identify the accused who abandoned the bag.
The Customs official found the bag at Terminal 3. It was a poly bag lying near de-boarding area near Gate No-11, at international arrival of T-3 (terminal 3).
Subsequently, on thorough checking of the said bag, it was found containing 52 light yellow colour capsules.
"The capsules were cut open and the recovered substance suspected to be narcotics was subjected to diagnostic test, prima facie it appears to be a commercial quantity of cocaine. This yielded recovery of a total of unclaimed 870 grams of narcotic substance," said the Customs official.
The official said that it was clear that the said cocaine was meant for smuggling into India.
Thus the unknown accused has violated provisions of Section 8 of the NDPS Act.
"It is an offence punishable under Section 21, Section 23 and Section 29 of NDPS Act. Narcotic substance suspected to be Cocaine has been seized along with concealing material under Section 43 (a) of NDPS Act. Further investigation in the matter is under progress to trace the carrier of the said narcotic substance," said the official.
The officials are scanning the CCTV footages to get a clue about the accused.
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