50 kg of drug seized at Karipur airport

Kozhikode: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) recovered 50 kg of ketamine hydrochloride from two passengers at Karipur airport on Saturday.
The drug enclosed in small packets, was concealed in two suitcases of the passengers who boarded the Sri Lankan Airlines flight to Kuala Lumpur.
The search was conducted after bringing the passengers back to the airport after they boarded the flight.
Ketamine is used as a veterinary sedative in India. But in Far Eastern countries it is used as a narcotic drug.
The drug costs around Rs 35,000 in India, but in countries where it is used as narcotic the price would go up to Rs 10 lakh, sources said.
27/01/08 Newindpress

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Categories: Airports Jan 2008