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Cocaine worth Rs 6 cr seized at Mumbai airport, female Malawi national arrested

Thane / Mumbai, Nov 24 (UNI) The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence have seized 1,000 gm cocaine worth Rs 6 crore in international market at the city's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport and arrested a female passenger travelling from Dubai.
Acting on a tip off, the DRI officials intercepted the passenger, Ms Ellena Kasakatira, a Malawi national, aged around 43 years, who was travelling from Addis Ababa to Mumbai via Dubai, at the Mumbai Airport on November 23 and seized two 500 gm packages of cocaine, having market value of Rs 6 crore, concealed in the special cavity made in her trolley bag during the check.
The officials seized the contraband and arrested Kasakatira under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, an official release stated here on Tuesday.
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