New Delhi: Two Afghan men have been arrested at the international airport here by Customs officials for allegedly smuggling in heroin worth Rs 136 crore concealed in shampoo and hair colour bottles, one of the biggest seizures in recent times.
The accused were intercepted upon arrival from Dubai on Friday.
"Their baggages were scanned through the X-ray baggage scanning machine in which some suspicious/objectionable images were noticed," a statement issued on Sunday by the Customs department said.
On detailed examination, 19.48 kg of a black dense liquid was found contained in several shampoo and hair colour bottles packed in paper packaging boxes and kept in the checked-in baggages, it said.
06/06/21 PTI/Outlook
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