Zambian held with morphine

A Zambian national was arrested with around 6 kg of morphine worth at least over Rs 1 crore at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport on Sunday night.

• Written by Express News Service
• Mumbai | June 28, 2011 12:03 AM IST
1 min read

A Zambian national was arrested with around 6 kg of morphine worth at least over Rs 1 crore at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) on Sunday night. The substance was found concealed in the false bottom of her luggage.

Phakati Mirriam,who was traveling on Kenyan Airways,was on her way to Nairobi from Mumbai. She had come from Delhi and was waiting to board her flight when officials apprehended her.

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“We are still estimating the value of the morphine,it is likely to be in crores,” said Additional Commissioner (Customs) Mahendra Pal.

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