{
  "id": 15838586,
  "title": "Bhopal Drug Bust: DRI Seizes 9.139 Kg Methamphetamine Worth ₹7.32 Crore Hidden In Salwar Suit Packets, One Arrested",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/bhopal-drug-bust-dri-seizes-9-139-kg-methamphetamine-worth-7-32-crore",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T02:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/bhopal-drug-bust-dri-seizes-9139-kg-methamphetamine-worth-732-crore-hidden-in-salwar-suit-packets-one-arrested"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bhopal police seized 9.139 kg of methamphetamine worth Rs 7.32 crore from a bus passenger, according to Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials. The DRI intercepted the male suspect at the Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) in Bhopal after receiving intelligence about narcotics in his possession. A search of his trolley bags uncovered 11 plastic packets containing crystalline methamphetamine hidden inside salwar suit packets. Drug testing confirmed the identity of the seized substance. The arrested trafficker faces charges under the NDPS Act, 1985.",
  "summary": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 9.139 kg of methamphetamine worth Rs 7.32 crore and arrested a drug trafficker in Bhopal, officials said on Tuesday. Acting on specific intelligence that a male passenger travelling by bus from Delhi was carrying narcotics, DRI officers intercepted him at the Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT), Bhopal, in the early hours…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Mumbai Crime: DRI Busts Gold Smuggling Syndicate At CSMI Airport, Seizes Gold Worth ₹3.47 Crore; 5 Arrested",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/mumbai-crime-dri-busts-gold-smuggling-syndicate-at-csmi-airport",
        "published": "2026-10-20T21:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}