Malawian tries to smuggle Rs 1 crore worth contraband
IN yet another incident of a foreign national being arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle drugs this year, sleuths of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested a 40-year-old woman with `1 crore worth
Published: 17th September 2017 09:04 AM | Last Updated: 17th September 2017 09:04 AM | A+A A-
CHENNAI: In yet another incident of a foreign national being arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle drugs this year, sleuths of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested a 40-year-old woman with Rs 1 crore worth Ephedrine at Central Railway Station on Saturday. Based on specific information, the bureau officers intercepted Dilliah Edina, a Malawian national and seized 22 kg of the contraband.
“The seized controlled substance was factory sealed and concealed in 44 food tins,” a press release said. During investigation it was found that Dilliah had come to India on August 8 and stayed in South West Delhi. “From Delhi, she came to Chennai by train to board a flight to Zambia via Mumbai,” the release said.
It may be noted that on July 9, a South Africa national was nabbed at Chennai airport with 15 kg of Pseudoephedrine when the passenger was heading to Johannesburg. The contraband is a controlled substance for which the manufacture and usage is restricted only to medicinal purpose.
