Madurai: Customs officials at Madurai airport on Wednesday seized around seven kilograms of Amphetamine, a psychotropic substance, worth about Rs.3.5 crore, from a passenger bound to Malaysia through Colombo — the only international destination connected to the airport here.
The white crystalline substance was wrapped in carbon paper, in order to avoid detection by scanners, and concealed in a false bottom created in a trolley suitcase, and also hidden in small quantities inside nine ladies handbags kept in the suitcase.
Though the Customs officials refused to disclose the name of the passenger before a thorough investigation was done, police officials said he was identified as L.Rasuldeen (21) from Ilayankudi taluk in Sivaganga district and a first-time traveller from Madurai airport.
04/07/13 The Hindu
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The white crystalline substance was wrapped in carbon paper, in order to avoid detection by scanners, and concealed in a false bottom created in a trolley suitcase, and also hidden in small quantities inside nine ladies handbags kept in the suitcase.
Though the Customs officials refused to disclose the name of the passenger before a thorough investigation was done, police officials said he was identified as L.Rasuldeen (21) from Ilayankudi taluk in Sivaganga district and a first-time traveller from Madurai airport.
04/07/13 The Hindu
