Hidden In Lehengas, Drugs Worth Crores Seized In Bengaluru

Saturday, 23 October 2021Newsdesk

Officials of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), based on a tip-off, seized around 3 kg of drugs worth crores in Bengaluru. The consignment, which was to be sent to Australia, was hidden in three lehengas, officials said, adding that they have arrested one person in connection with the case.

New Delhi, 23 October 2021

As per news report of NDTV, the team led by Amit Ghawate, Zonal Director of NCB Bangalore, intercepted the parcel on October 21 and seized about 3 kg of white-colored crystalline substance, believed to be pseudoephedrine, which was placed in three lehengas. The banned substance was detected after opening each fold of the fall line of the lehengas. The parcel was booked from Narasapuram in Andhra Pradesh and was to be sent to Australia. The officials tracked the shipment and identified the consignor to Chennai.

Source - NDTV