MUMBAI: In a significant strike against narcotics trafficking, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai Zonal Unit, has seized 4.7 kg of cocaine, valued at approximately Rs 47 crore in the illicit market, from a female passenger arriving from Colombo at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA).

Acting on specific intelligence, DRI officers intercepted the passenger upon arrival and conducted a thorough examination of her baggage led to the recovery of nine pouches of a white powdery substance concealed inside 9 coffee packets. Testing of the recovered substances, using the NDPS field test kit, showed positive results for cocaine.

In a swift follow-up operation, the officers apprehended the intended recipient of the narcotics at the airport. On furth

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