Nearly 3,000 kg heroin seized at Mundra port in Gujarat
The Hindu
Two persons have been arrested, and the role of some Afghan nationals is also being investigated.
In what is said to be one of the largest ever seizures in the world, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has impounded two containers carrying about 2,988.22kg of heroin at Mundra port in Gujarat. Two persons have been arrested and the role of some Afghan nationals is also being investigated.
The breakthrough came after the agency received a specific tip-off about a consignment imported by Aashi Trading Company, located in Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, declared as semi-processed Talc stones originating from Afghanistan and shipped from Bandar Abbas Port in Iran to Mundra Port.
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