Man booked at Delhi airport under suspicion of smuggling heroin
India Today
An Ugandan man was booked at the Delhi airport by officials under the suspicion of smuggling heroin.
The customs officers at IGI Airport, New Delhi have booked a case against an Ugandan man under the suspicion of smuggling heroin. He is charged for smuggling an off-white coloured substance which primarily tested positive for heroin.
The man arrived from Entebbe in Uganda to New Delhi on March 31. The test result for the substance came on April 7.
The substance was found after a medical examination was conducted on the man. The examination revealed that certain materials are hidden inside the man’s body.
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A medical procedure on the man yielded 70 capsules amounting to 815 grams of an off-white coloured substance. The substance has primarily tested positive for heroin with an international market value of approximately Rs. 5.705 crore.
The man was arrested for violating the NDPS Act, 1985. His actions are punishable for illegal import of drugs (Section 23), criminal conspiracy (Section 29)and transport of drugs (Section21). He was arrested on April 7.
