Chennai, Dec 18 (PTI) The Directorate of RevenueIntelligence (DRI) has seized narcotics drug worth Rs 8.84crore consigned to Malaysia at the Container Freight Stationhere, an official said.
Acting on specific information that a chemical substancewas being smuggled to Malaysia through Chennai sea port,officials of DRI Chennai unit inspected the consignment at theContainer Frieght Station on December 15 and recovered 44.2 kgof Methaqualone a psychotropic substance used as a party drug,an official release said here.
The container also had 5.9 kg of Piperonal, anothersubstance used in the manufacture of ecstacy concealed in twobags in the container, the release said.
The value of the seized drugs were about Rs 8.84 crore inthe international market, it said.
Methaqualone is a psycotropic substance and is listedunder Schedule to the Narcotic Drugs and PsychotropicSubstances Act, 1985 prohibited for export.
Piperonal is a controlled substance under Narcotics Drugsand Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and requires a specificlicense to export.
The priliminary investigation revealed that the personbehind this attempt to smuggle the substance was 'absconding'and further investigation was underway, it added. PTI VIJDIP.
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