The Narcotics Control Bureau announced on Thursday that a South African national was apprehended with 3.98 kg of heroin after arriving at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on Tuesday.
Following a particular tip-off, the NCB Mumbai Zonal team awaited the arrival of a person – whose identity has not been revealed – with a red trolley bag containing the contraband on a flight from Johannesburg.
A search of the luggage found a hidden hole containing four packs of heroin totaling 3.98 kgs, valued at about Rs 25 crore in the market, which the NCB seized.
At the CSMIA a few years earlier, the NCB detained a South African woman with a comparable amount of heroin.
Officials stated the NCB is keeping a close eye on suspicious travellers who may be involved in international narcotics trafficking now that air travel restrictions have been relaxed following the relaxing of pandemic regulations.
(with inputs from IANS)