In Rare Seizure, 'Black Cocaine' Worth Rs 32 Crore Recovered In Ahmedabad
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'Black cocaine' is a designer drug made by mixing cocaine with charcoal and other chemicals to evade detection by canines and field-testing kits.
In a rare seizure, 3.22 kg of designer drug 'black cocaine' has been recovered from a Brazilian national at Ahmedabad airport. The quantity of the drug seized is estimated to be worth Rs 32 crore. DRI's first seizure of "Black Cocaine" (3.21 kg valued at Rs 32 cr apprx) at Ahemdabad Airport & arrested 1 Brazillian pax. It is cocaine mixed with charcoal & chemicals to give it a black rubbery appearance to evade detection by canines & testing kit. https://t.co/6x9b0dFQlUpic.twitter.com/bzaVtp3cuk
A press release said 'black cocaine' is a designer drug made by mixing cocaine with charcoal and other chemicals to give it a black rubbery appearance and camouflage it. The process also helps evade detection by canines and field-testing kits.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) had received a tip-off that a Brazilian national was flying into the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad from Sao Paulo with the drug concealed in his luggage.
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