CHENNAI:
A Zambian national was arrested at Chennai International Airport after authorities discovered over 600 grams of cocaine estimated to be worth approximately ₹6.1 crore on the illicit market in her possession, according to officials from India’s Air Intelligence Unit (AIU).
The passenger had arrived on an Emirates Airlines flight from Senegal via Dubai and was intercepted on the basis of specific intelligence. A personal search reportedly revealed 460 grams of a white powdery substance, while an additional 12 cylindrical, hyper-dense pellets were later recovered under medical supervision.
Subsequent testing confirmed both the powder and the pellets to be cocaine, a controlled substance under India’s Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. The individual was taken into custody and presented before a judicial magistrate, who remanded her to judicial custody. Authorities confirmed that further investigation into the incident is ongoing.
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