Ahmedabad: In a major haul and one of the biggest narcotics seizures in the country, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials have seized nearly 3000 kilos of heroin valued at approximately Rs. 20,000 crore from Mundra Port in Gujarat.
The DRI received specific intelligence that a consignment imported by Aashi Trading Company, Vijayawada declared as semi-processed Talc stones originating from Afghanistan and shipped from Bandar Abbas Port in Iran to Mundra Port in Gujarat is suspected to contain Narcotics drugs. Intelligence indicated that the drugs have originated from Afghanistan.
Accordingly, officers of DRI detained the consignment comprising two containers for examination under the provisions of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. The examination was conducted in the presence of experts from the Forensic Science Lab, Gandhinagar.
During examination, suspected narcotics drugs were recovered from both containers, and FSL tests confirmed the presence of heroin.
“Accordingly, 1999.579 Kgs recovered from the first container and 988.64 Kgs recovered from the second container totalling 2988.219 Kgs were seized under the provisions of NDPS Act,” the agency said in a statement.
Searches have been conducted in Ahmedabad, Delhi, Chennai, Gandhidham, and Mandvi in Gujarat. Two persons have been arrested, and a number of persons and entities are under investigation. The investigation conducted so far has also revealed the involvement of Afghan Nationals, who are under investigation, the agency added.