{
  "id": 16064073,
  "title": "Mumbai Crime: DRI Arrests Zambian National At CSMI Airport With 190 Grams Of Cocaine Concealed Inside Her Body",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/mumbai-crime-dri-arrests-zambian-national-at-csmi-airport-with-190",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T15:13:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-crime-dri-arrests-zambian-national-at-csmi-airport-with-190-grams-of-cocaine-concealed-inside-her-body"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai - On October 20, 2026, Mumbai's DRI arrested a Zambian woman at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA). The 190 grams of cocaine she was carrying were discovered concealed within her body. The arrest came after intelligence led DRI to suspect human body packing, a method where smugglers conceal drugs inside human bodies. The woman had arrived in Mumbai from Sierra Leone by way of Ethiopia. She was subjected to medical examination at a state-run facility to recover the drugs. 11 drug capsules were expelled from her body during the evaluation. The cocaine was later identified and the woman was arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Authorities are now investigating the distribution network and the backers of this operation.",
  "summary": "Mumbai, October 22, 2026: In a major crackdown against international narcotics syndicates, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai Zonal Unit (MZU), has thwarted a drug smuggling attempt at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA). A female Zambian national was intercepted and arrested after authorities discovered that she was carrying 190 grams of cocaine concealed…",
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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."
}