Two foreign nationals held at IGI Airport with heroin worth around 68 crore

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..... Two foreign nationals held at IGI Airport with heroin worth around 68 crore
News and Press Release
Dated:- 25-1-2021

On the basis of suspicion, two Ugandan nationals coming from Entebebe .....

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..... via Doha by flight QR-578 were intercepted by air customs officers at IGI Airport here today. During search of the checked in bags of the two passengers, total 51 pouches containing 9.8 kg (approx) o .....

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..... f white powdery substance, suspected to be narcotics was recovered. When this material was subjected to diagnostic test, prima facie it appears to contain commercial quantity of heroin, valued at S .....

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..... 77; 68 crore (approx). In view of the above, it is clear that the saidpassengers had violated provisions of section 8 of the NDPS act, 1985 and had committed offence punishable under section 21, sect .....

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..... ion 23 and section 29 of NDPS act 1985 read along with provisions of the Customs Act, 1962. It is one of the biggest detection of heroin/narcotics at any international airport in the country. Further .....

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..... investigation in the matter is under process.
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