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DRI Seizes 4.9 kg Cocaine Worth Rs 24.5 Crore at Hyderabad Airport, One Arrested
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News18•30-09-2026, 19:30
DRI Seizes 4.9 kg Cocaine Worth Rs 24.5 Crore at Hyderabad Airport, One Arrested
- •The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 4.9 kg of cocaine valued at Rs 24.5 crore from a passenger at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad.
- •Acting on specific intelligence, DRI officers intercepted an Indian passenger arriving from Qatar on September 29.
- •The cocaine was found concealed within seven "assorted filled dark chocolate selection tubes" in the passenger's cabin baggage.
- •Upon examination, 207 light-yellow coloured oval-shaped capsules containing a white powdery substance, later confirmed as cocaine, were recovered.
- •The passenger was arrested under the provisions of the NDPS Act, 1985, and further investigation is ongoing.
Key Questions Answered
A total of 4.9 kg of cocaine valued at Rs 24.5 crore in the illicit market was seized from a passenger at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad.
The contraband was hidden inside seven assorted dark chocolate selection tubes, which contained 207 light-yellow colored oval-shaped capsules filled with cocaine.
The passenger arriving from Qatar was arrested by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.