The consignment was headed for New Zealand, says NCBOfficers of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) have seized amphetamine concealed in cricket batting gloves and thigh pads from a courier shipment headed for New Zealand. Based on specific information, officers of the NCB, Chennai zonal unit, seized 990 g of amphetamine from a courier at Guindy recently. The consignment, containing four numbers each of cricket batting gloves and thigh pads, was on its way to Auckland, New Zealand. On close inspection of the thigh pads, the NCB officers grew suspicious. The extraction and testing of the hidden material revealed that it was amphetamine, a very potent stimulant.

Source: The Hindu April 29, 2021 18:45 UTC