Karnataka: Uganda national caught carrying 1.5 crore worth drugs in Cerelac boxes

Saturday, 8 January 2022Newsdesk

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested a Uganda national and have seized methamphetamine worth Rs 1.5 crore in Karnataka on Friday.

New Delhi, 08 January 2022

As per news report of The Indian Express, the NCB said that based on specific intelligence, the officers of their Bengaluru team seized 995 grams of methamphetamine at Hubballi Railway Station on Friday. The drugs were seized from the possession of Ugandan lady. She was travelling with the drugs in a concealed form in a train. The drug was sourced from Delhi and were intended for further distribution in Karnataka. The drug was cleverly packed and further concealed in two Cerelac baby food carton boxes to avoid detection. Each box contained around 500 grams of methamphetamine.

Source - The Indian Express