Kenyan woman held at Bengaluru airport with cocaine worth Rs 30 crore

The woman landed in Bengaluru on an Indigo flight from Doha on July 12.

In May 2023, a Liberian woman visiting India was held at the Bengaluru airport when she was carrying 2 kg cocaine worth Rs 30 crore. (Express Photo: Ralph Alex Arakal)

In a major drug haul, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized cocaine worth Rs 30 crore from a Kenyan woman at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, said officials on Saturday.

The DRI unit intercepted the woman who landed in Bengaluru on an Indigo flight from Doha on July 12 based on specific information it had received. Upon inspection, officials discovered three kilograms of off-white powdered substance concealed in the false bottom of a passenger’s check-in luggage. She was put under arrest.

In a separate incident, DRI officials stopped two Indian women arriving from Bangkok at the Bengaluru airport on July 5. They were suspected of carrying illegal items. Upon inspecting their bags, officials found silver packets containing a greenish lumpy substance. The substance was identified as cannabis. The packets, weighing 3.2 kg and valued at Rs 3 crore, were confiscated. The passengers were arrested and placed in judicial custody under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

In May 2023, a Liberian woman visiting India was held at the Bengaluru airport when she was carrying 2 kg cocaine worth Rs 30 crore.

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