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.

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.

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