Chennai DRI seize 1.25crore worth ephedrine

Chennai: Three people were arrested in connection with possessing ephedrine worth Rs 1.25 crore, by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI).
The trio was planning to smuggle it to Malaysia via Delhi. DRI cops first checked the Chennai airport, following a tip-off. Later on, they came to know that the trio were coming by train and were planning to leave for Delhi on the 11pm Tamil Nadu Express.
The police found three youths were roaming in a suspicious manner inside one of the compartments, after boarding the train. They were identified as Baluchamy, 52, Akbar Ali, 45, and Jaffer Ahmed, 35, all hailing from Trichy. In the beginning, when the officers inspected their luggage, they found only clothes. After rechecking it, they noticed that two suitcases had false buffers and found ephedrine stuffed inside there.
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Categories: airports Mar 2012