Chennai Air Customs seized heroin and cocaine weighing 9.590 kgs valued at ₹100 crores from a passenger who arrived from Addis Ababa, by Ethiopian Airlines, said officials on Friday. Seizure of heroin & cocaine weighing 9.590 kgs valued at ₹100 crores was done, a statement by Chennai Air Customs said. "On examination of his baggage/person, cocaine and heroin which was concealed in his checked-in baggage and footwear totally weighing 9.590 kgs worth ₹100 crore was recovered. The substance was seized under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. The passenger has been arrested," the official statement reads.

Source: Ethiopian News August 13, 2022 02:19 UTC