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In inquiry, the suspect admitted to ingesting capsules containing cocaine to smuggle into India (Representative image)
The directorate of revenue intelligence (DRI) officials recently arrested a Ghanaian national at the city airport smuggling cocaine worth 6.74 crore by concealing it inside his body in the form of capsules.
According to the DRI, based on an intelligence received that a Ghanaian national would be attempting to smuggle narcotics into India, agency officers, a few days ago, intercepted the foreigner passenger, who had arrived at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International airport Mumbai from Liberia.
In inquiry, the suspect admitted to ingesting capsules containing cocaine to smuggle into India, following which he was admitted into a government hospital after duly securing permission from court.
The suspect passenger purged a total of 50 capsules containing 674 grams of cocaine, valued at Rs 6.74 crore in the illicit market, the central agency stated.
The recovered cocaine was seized under the NDPS Act, 1985, and the passenger was arrested under the provisions of the NDPS Act, 1985.
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