Overview
- DRI officers intercepted the passenger on Thursday following specific intelligence and conducted a detailed examination at CSMIA.
- The woman had arrived in Mumbai from Entebbe, Uganda, on an international flight.
- Officials recovered two food packets, one plastic container, a pellet pouch with white powder, and two capsules that had been ingested.
- NDPS field test kits indicated cocaine, leading to seizure under the NDPS Act and the passenger’s arrest with remand to judicial custody.
- The haul weighed 1,718 grams and was valued at about Rs 17.18 crore, with DRI citing this case alongside a recent 'Weed Out' hydroponic cannabis bust.