New Delhi: The Directorate of Revenue (DRI), apprehended a 21-year-old Thai national at Mumbai Airport on Friday on charges of cocaine trafficking.
The DRI, acting on reliable information, detained the woman upon her arrival from Addis Ababa, ANI reported.
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According to the Directorate of Revenue, during an extensive search, the individual’s examination yielded no suspicious findings. However, a closer inspection of her trolley bag uncovered multiple packets containing a white powder-like substance. Subsequent testing confirmed the substance as cocaine, boasting an estimated international market value of a staggering 40 crore.
The arrested woman has been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
