Overview
- Officers intercepted a passenger at CSMIA and recovered nine pouches of white powder concealed inside coffee packets.
- Field tests using an NDPS kit confirmed the substance was cocaine weighing 4.7 kilograms and valued at about Rs 47 crore.
- The intended recipient at the airport was arrested, followed by three more suspects tied to financing, logistics and distribution.
- All five individuals have been charged under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act as the probe continues.
- DRI framed the case within intensified Mumbai zonal operations that also cited recent firecracker seizures at Nhava Sheva Port.