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Rs 5 crore drugs seized on Delhi-Mumbai bus, Nigerian woman arrested

The banned substances were concealed in food packets (oats) and juice tetra packs

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The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized drugs valued at nearly Rs 5 crore from a Nigerian woman travelling on a bus from Delhi to Mumbai, an official said on Friday.

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The intended receiver of the drugs – methamphetamine and ecstasy – was also apprehended in the follow-up action, he said.

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The banned substances were concealed in food packets (oats) and juice tetra packs, the official said.

Acting on specific intelligence, DRI officials trailed a bus coming from Delhi for about 50 km near Mumbai before intercepting the woman in the early hours of Thursday.

The team from the premier anti-smuggling unit recovered 2.56 kg of methamphetamine and 584 grams of ecstasy tablets, collectively valued at about Rs 5 crore, he said.

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Methamphetamine and ecstasy are popular at rave parties for their stimulant effects.

The Nigerian national has been arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, the official said, adding that a probe is under way.

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