Mumbai, Oct 1 (PTI) A man was arrested at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport allegedly with 7 kilograms ketamine worth Rs 21 crore, an official said on Thursday.
The man, scheduled to board a flight to Phuket in Thailand, was intercepted by Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Mumbai Customs on Wednesday following specific intelligence inputs, he added.
“The passenger and his baggage were offloaded for a detailed examination, which resulted in the recovery of 7 kg of a substance suspected, on preliminary field testing, to be ketamine, a psychotropic substance. The seized substance carries an estimated value of Rs 21 crore in the international illegal drugs market,” he said.
The passenger was arrested under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and further probe is underway to identify potential links to an international drug trafficking network, the official said. PTI ZA BNM
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