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DRI seizes 8 kg Cocaine worth Rs 80 crore from inbound passengers at Hyderabad International Airport Acting on specific intelligence, the officers of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) unraveled two cases of Cocaine seizures at the Hyderabad International Airport in a late-night operation on1stMay 2022. Two air passengers i.e., a male Tanzanian national, travelling from Cape Town to Hyderabad via Dubai on a Business Visa and a lady passenger from Angola, with itinerary Angola - Moza
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FAQ :
The DRI seized 8 kg of cocaine from two inbound passengers.
The estimated value of the seized cocaine in the illicit market is Rs 80 crore.
The seizure took place on the night of May 1st, 2022.
One passenger was a Tanzanian national travelling from Cape Town via Dubai, and the other was from Angola with a multi-stop itinerary ending in Hyderabad.
The cocaine was concealed in packets within the false bottom of the passengers' trolley bags.
Since January 2021, the DRI has seized over 350 kg of cocaine nationwide, valued at approximately Rs 3,500 crore in the illicit market.
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