DRI at KIA seizes cocaine worth Rs 20 crore

Bengaluru, NT Bureau: The Directorate Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials at the Kempegowda International Airport seized cocaine worth Rs 20 crore from a passenger.

Allegedly, a Nigerian national was attempting to smuggle cocaine in capsules inside his stomach.

The customs officials recovered 2 kg of cocaine concealed inside 99 capsules. The passenger was flying from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to Bengaluru.

The drug was recovered after the passenger underwent a 5-day hospital stay for the extraction, according to sources. The suspect reportedly arrived at Bengaluru Airport on December 11.

He has been charged under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.