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.
The incident took place on Tuesday during a demonstration by the BJP in front of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader's official residence over the Delhi Disaster Management Authority's (DDMA) order restricting celebration of Chhath Puja in the national capital.
The minister and his son are accused in the October 3 incident in which nine persons, including four farmers, were mowed down by SUVs. The minister's son Ashish Mishra has already been arrested.
It's likely that Sidhu will put forth the list of demands in the Punjab government as he is upset with the appointments in the government. He has resigned from the post of state president, but it has not been accepted yet by Sonia Gandhi. The meeting gains significance as it comes ahead of the CWC meeting.
The civil secretariat houses the top offices of the government, including those of the Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha and his advisors. Police tried to intervene to restrain the mourners from carrying out the sit-in outside the civil secretariat.
"My son will go to the police tomorrow and assist the probe. He has not escaped anywhere," Mishra said on his arrival in Lucknow. He said that his son was very much in their house in Lakhimpur.
Punjab Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday proceeded on indefinite fast in support of his demand for action against Ashish Mishra, the son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra and main accused in Sunday's violence in which nine persons, including four farmers, were killed.
