New Delhi: A Zambian woman was on Tuesday arrested for allegedly smuggling narcotics worth over Rs six crore at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport here. Acting on intelligence inputs, 32-year-old Emely Chilonga Chibuye was intercepted near the check-in counter of the departure hall and was interrogated, which resulted in the recovery of Ephedrine Pseudoephedrine, a controlled substance under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
"The recovered substance in the form of powder weighed 41.5kg, whose approximate international market price is Rs6.22 crore," an official release said. An anti-depressant, ephedrine pseudoephedrine is a commonly abused as party drug.
25/12/12 PTI/Daily News & Analysis
