Categories: Mumbai

Heroin worth RS 879 Crore seized on JNPT; 1 owned

Raigad: Dri has confiscated around 300 kg of Heroin worth RS 879 Crore allegedly smuggled from Afghanistan and arrested one person in this relationship at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) in neighboring countries Raigad, officials said on Sundays.
Contraband, confiscated on Thursday, is one of the main narcotics seizures in several times, they said.
The consignment, allegedly smuggled from Afghanistan through Iran, was declared a gypsum stone and powder talcum, an official from the Income Intelligence Directorate (DRI).
The import-export code is in the name of Prabhjot Singh and the consignment should be sent to Punjab, he said.
Singh was arrested after the occurrence of smuggling, the official said, added that the defendant imported Gypsum and powder powder through JNPT for the past year.
In August last year, Customs Mumbai and DRI confiscated 191 kg heroin worth around RS 1,000 Crore, declared the ‘Ayurvedic drug’ and was also believed to originate from Afghanistan, from the cargo container in JNPT, the previous official said.

news2in

Share
Published by
news2in

Recent Posts

44 ordered to attack the procession

Ludhiana: The police have submitted FIR to four identified and at least 40 unknown attackers…

3 years ago

Punjab: Police Reject conspiracy theory in the case of Deep Sidhu

Sonīpat / Ludhiana / Ambala: Actor Punjabi - Activist Activist Deep Sidhu, who died in…

3 years ago

Punjab: Hidden Strength Working Behind PM Narendra Modi, Arvind Kejriwal, said Rahul Gandhi

PATIALA / MANSA / BARNALA: Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and AAP National Convener Kejriawal,…

3 years ago

BJP made AAP to endanger the Congress, said Ajay

Jalandhar: BJP and AAM AAM AADMI parties are one party, Secretary General of the Ajay…

3 years ago

Our job is to make Punjab No. 1 State: Meenakshi Lekhi

Ludhiana: Minister of Union Culture Meenakshi Lekhi while campaigning to support the BJP candidate from…

3 years ago

Feb 20 is an opportunity to change the destiny of Punjab and his children: Bhagwant Mann

Machhiwara (Ludhiana): AAM AAM AADMI Party (AAP) Head of Punjab Candidate and Members of Parliament…

3 years ago