Bengaluru: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has seized 3-kg drugs worth crores in Bengaluru. The contraband was hidden in three bridal lehengas and was to be sent to Australia.
The operation by NCB was carried out on a tip-off. One person was arrested in this connection.
A team led by NCB Zonal Director (Bangalore) Amit Ghawate intercepted a parcel containing 3 kg of white-coloured crystalline substance on October 21, according to a report in NDTV online.
The report said the parcel was booked from Narasapuram in Andhra Pradesh and was bound for Australia.
During the probe, NCB sleuths tracked the shipment and identified the sender to Chennai. Further probe in the case led to the identification of the sender’s address in Chennai. He was finally arrested on Friday, the report added.
Officials said the accused used fake documents to send the parcel.
