New Delhi: Two men were arrested at Indira Gandhi International Airport for trying to smuggle 18 kg heroin worth Rs 126 Crore in the international market.
The two men were arrested by the customs department after the “white” substance was detected in their bags.
The customs department said the men arrived from Johannesburg in South Africa through Doha.
Both men are South African citizens.
“The two landed on June 26 through QR 578 flights and were intercepted after they crossed the green channel and approached the gate out of the international arrival hall.
On detailed personal examinations and baggage, 10kg colored off-white powdered is recovered from one passenger and 8kg from the same substance From the second passenger, “said a senior customs official.
Shaukat Ali Nurvi, commissioners together, customs, said the drugs were intelligently hidden in the check-in trolley and were closed.
Two foreigners held with 18kg heroin in Delhi
