DRI Seizes 4.38 Kg Amphetamine Worth ₹3.5 Crore At Two Bhopal Railway Stations
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The DRI seized 4.38 kg of amphetamine worth Rs 3.5 crore in two operations and arrested two drug traffickers, including one Nigerian woman, in Bhopal, officials said on Saturday. In back-to-back anti-narcotic operations on September 23 and 24, the officers of the DRI intercepted two drug traffickers in Bhopal. In the first operation, specific intelligence developed…
On September 23 and 24, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) conducted two anti-narcotic operations in Bhopal, successfully seizing a total of 4.38 kg of amphetamine worth approximately Rs 3.5 crore. The arrests made included a Nigerian woman, along with two other individuals suspected of drug trafficking.
In the first operation, specific intelligence led DRI officers to intercept a male passenger traveling from Hazrat Nizamuddin in Delhi to Bhopal Junction railway station. Hidden inside his blue duffle bag, they found three polythene packets containing a total of 2.014 kg of white crystalline substance. The substance was confirmed to be amphetamine through tests conducted with the NDPS Field Test Kit.
A second operation followed, where DRI officers intercepted a Nigerian female passenger traveling from Agra Cantt to Bhopal at Rani Kamlapati railway station. During a thorough search of her baggage, four packets concealed within four salwar kurtas were discovered. The contents of the packets tested positive for amphetamine, adding 2.368 kg to the total seized amount.
Together, the four packets contained 4.38 kg of amphetamine, an amount valued at around Rs 3.5 crore on the international illicit market. The seized drugs were subsequently seized under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. Two drug traffickers were arrested during these operations, and further investigation is currently underway.
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