NRI held with heroin worth Rs 25 crore at Rajasansi

Amritsar: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) recovered five kilograms of heroin, worth Rs 25 crore in the international market, from the possession of one Hardeep Singh, an NRI who was about to take Air India’s Amritsar-Toronto flight from the local Rajasansi airport, police said on Wednesday.
According to sources, the narcotics were not detected by the x-ray scanners installed by the customs department and his baggage had been cleared for boarding.
DRI sleuths, however, smelled something wrong and swooped on Hardeep as he was standing in the queue to board the flight. On checking, the heroin was found stacked in the cavities in his suitcases, said officials.
21/10/10 Indian Express

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Categories: airports Oct 2010