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DRI seizes crystal meth worth Rs1.95 cr at calicut airport

Kochi, Nov 8 (UNI) The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has foiled a drug smuggling attempt at the Calicut International Airport, recovering nearly 1 kg of Crystal Methamphetamine from a passenger who arrived from Muscat.
Based on specific intelligence, officers of the DRI Calicut Regional Unit, under the Cochin Zonal Unit, intercepted a passenger from Thrissur and recovered 19 packets of crystal methamphetamine, weighing 974.5 grams, concealed inside a diaper packet in his checked-in baggage.
The seized substance is estimated to be worth Rs 1.95 crore in the international illicit market. The passenger was arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and has been remanded to judicial custody, sources said.
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