22 kg cocaine seized at New Delhi airport

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 22 kg of cocaine from a foreign female passenger arriving from Sierra Leone in New Delhi. According to a PIB report, the woman was attempting to deceive airport security by posing as a diplomatic courier.

During the investigation, it was revealed that the passenger was carrying a large briefcase-like box marked with labels such as “Diplomatic Mail” and “Do Not Open Without Authority”. To evade inspection, she also presented forged documents claiming that the consignment belonged to a United Nations diplomatic courier.

Acting on confidential information, DRI officers conducted a thorough inspection of the briefcase as per protocol. During this search, 22 packets were found hidden between multiple layers of plastic. Field testing was conducted on the white brick-shaped substance contained in these packets, which proved it to be cocaine. The seized narcotics are estimated to be worth crores of rupees in the international market.

The entire quantity of cocaine has been seized under the provisions of the NDPS Act, 1985. The woman has also been arrested under the same Act and produced before the competent court. The DRI remains committed to preventing illegal trade carried out by international drug syndicates through the misuse of institutional privileges.

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) is an agency under the Government of India that works to prevent crimes such as tax evasion and drug smuggling.