Indian National Caught Smuggling Ksh 418.3M Drugs via Kenya
Sunday, August 20th, the Indian Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) apprehended an Indian national for attempting to smuggle drugs into the Asian nation.
According to reports, the 43-year-old suspect entered the country from Nairobi via Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and attempted to smuggle in approximately 3.07 kilograms of an amphetamine-like substance valued at approximately Ksh418.3 million (equivalent to Rs 24 crore) via Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport in Maharashtra in Western India.
Accompanied by a Nigerian national who was also implicated in the case, the detention was carried out in conjunction with the local authorities. The authorities questioned both suspects before detaining them.
“The passenger who arrived from Sharjah on Air Arabia Flight No. G9-415 concealed the contraband in a hollow metal roller packed in a rectangular carton box,” an official explained.
Officials also confiscated the drugs while investigations were launched to determine how the drugs nearly entered the country in the first place.
Authorities promptly apprehended the suspect and foiled his plans to smuggle drugs into the country based on actionable intelligence.
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According to the primary suspect’s statements, it was determined that the Nigerian national was tasked with receiving the illegal drugs following their effective passage through airport security checks.
“The DRI is committed to maintaining constant vigilance to thwart these syndicates,” the officials guaranteed.
Authorities revealed that they had concluded that the decision to target small airports to smuggle a substantial quantity of drugs was evidence that drug smugglers are employing new strategies to sneak in drugs.
India has strict drug abuse and trafficking regulations. According to the 1985 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, anyone convicted of drug transportation twice could be sentenced to death.
According to a study conducted by the United Nations, amphetamine-like substances have become widespread among Asian adolescents.
Part of the Act states, “Whoever engages in the financing, directly or indirectly, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term of not less than ten years and not more than twenty years, and shall also be liable to a fine of not less than one lakh rupees and not more than two lakh rupees.”
Indian National Caught Smuggling Ksh 418.3M Drugs via Kenya
