Daijiworld Media Network – New Delhi
New Delhi, Nov 14: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officers have seized 10.8 kg of amphetamine after intercepting a suspicious parcel from Europe at the Foreign Post Office in New Delhi, the Ministry of Finance said on Saturday.
Acting on specific intelligence, DRI officers intercepted and examined the parcel, which had arrived from a European country and was declared to contain clothes.
An initial inspection revealed household garments inside a shipping carton. However, a detailed examination uncovered a concealment method in which two plastic pouches had been hidden along each of the carton's four sides.
In total, officers recovered eight concealed packets containing a pink-coloured powdery substance, which tested positive for amphetamine.
The eight packets were seized under the relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. Further investigation is underway to trace the wider network behind the smuggling attempt.
The ministry said the operation had foiled an attempt by a narcotics syndicate to misuse legitimate postal channels to smuggle contraband into India.