Hyderabad, September 18: Officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized a drug — ketamine — worth Rs 90 lakh from a passenger who was to board a Thai Airways flight to Bangkok at the Rajiv Gandhi International airport on Wednesday.
According to DRI Additional Director, Anil K Nigam, the passenger, who belongs to Orissa, was intercepted on specific information when he was about to board flight (TG 330) for Bangkok.
Examination of his baggage resulted in seizure of 8.9 kg of ketamine powder concealed in specially made cavities of wooden frames of jewellery boxes. “The international value of the seized drug is Rs 90 lakh,” Nigam said.
He said that ketamine is a prohibited substance under the foreign trade policy and can be exported only if permitted by the Narcotics Commissioner of India. The accused was arrested and produced before the Special Judge for Economic offences, Hyderabad, Nigam said in a press release.
—Agencies