A person was arrested by the Directorate of Income Intelligence (DRI) in Mumbai for smuggling 4 kilograms of cocaine price Rs 40 crore from Sierra Leone. The person, an Indian nationwide, was arrested at a resort close to the Mumbai Airport.
Two packets containing a white powdery substance have been recovered from his baggage which was contained in the resort room. As per officers, the packets have been ingeniously hid within the higher and decrease compartments of the bag.
Upon testing, the powdery substance examined optimistic for cocaine.
The journey paperwork of the person advised that he carried the bag throughout his journey from Sierra Leone to Mumbai.
The person was arrested below the Narcotic Medication and Psychotropic Substances Act and was remanded to judicial custody.
Additional investigation is underway to find and apprehend the important thing members of the drug syndicate, stated DRI officers.