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DRI seizes over 7 kg cocaine in Mumbai

Pics/DRI (Story/Faizan Khan)

Mid-Day
Mumbai
By Asif Rizvi
Published Oct 17, 2023

International drug syndicates` attempted to smuggle cocaine into the country by using various methods at Mumbai airport, the officials said

In one case, the drugs were recovered from an Indian individual`s residence in Virar after being smuggled from Nairobi via Delhi Airport

Out of the four cases, DRI nabbed two suspects in two cases who attempted to bring drugs by concealing them in hidden compartments within their trolley bags

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In the other two cases, the couriers had swallowed drug capsules and had to be admitted to JJ Hospital to extract the drug-laden capsules, the officials said

In total, approximately 7 kg of cocaine, valued at around Rs 70 crore in the illicit market, was seized by DRI officers

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