Overview

• Officers from the Air Intelligence Unit at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport intercepted a foreign national on June 2 and seized 5,194 grams of cocaine valued at Rs 51.94 crore concealed in an ortho waist belt and calf supporters.
• The suspect was taken into custody under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act for trafficking commercial quantities of cocaine.
• Indian law classifies any seizure of over 100 grams of cocaine as commercial quantity, punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
• Customs investigators are probing the involvement of foreign-based syndicate handlers and local associates linked to the operation.
• Authorities are reviewing the accused’s international travel record for signs of prior smuggling attempts.