Heroin worth Rs 14.2 crore seized at Hyderabad airport, African woman arrested

The officials seized 2027 g of heroin from the flyer, a Burundi citizen who arrived on an Air Arabia flight from Nairobi via Sharjah, UAE.

#Seizure of 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬 of #Heroin valued at 𝐑𝐬.𝟏𝟒.𝟐𝟎 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬 by #hydcus at RGIA.
Based on Passenger Profiling & meticulous observation, #hydcus at RGIA identified and intercepted pax arrived from Nairobi by Air Arabia Airways Flight No.G9-458 on 2.7.2023(1/5) pic.twitter.com/FPj7ZceLwZ

— Hyderabad Customs (@hydcus) July 3, 2023

The officials who intercepted the flyer, around 43 years old, found that eight traditional African dresses, a women’s handbag and three soaps contained in her baggage appeared to be heavier than normal, a statement said.

“On careful opening of the side walls/layers of the dresses, handbag and the soaps, black/clear plastic packets/pouches concealed in each of the walls/layers of the handbag, buttons of dresses and soaps were found. Opening of said packets contained brownish white powder, which upon testing appeared to be heroin, a narcotic drug which is prohibited under NDPS Act 1985. A total of 2027 grams of heroin valued at approx. Rs 14.2 crore in the international market was seized,” the statement added.