Heroin, ecstasy pills worth Rs 9.82 crore seized at KIA

NT Correspondent

Officials of the Central Intelligence Unit of the Bangalore Customs at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) reportedly arrested two drug peddlers and recovered heroin and MDMA pills worth around Rs 9.82 crore from them.

Around 1 kg of heroin worth around Rs 7 crore and 4.58 kg of MMA/ecstasy pills worth around Rs 2.82 crore were detected in two international courier parcels. One courier was from Belgium, while the other was from Zambia. Both the couriers arrived via Dubai.

Bengaluru Customs tweeted about the detection and arrest of the two drug peddlers. The tweet further states that further investigation is in progress.

The matter was brought to the notice of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).