Mumbai: NCB seizes 4.8 kg of charas hidden in hollow space of water air purifier to be shipped in another country

By way of PTI

MUMBAI: The Mumbai Narcotics Keep watch over Bureau unit has seized 4.88 kg of charas hid in a distinct hollow space made inside of a water air purifier which used to be to be despatched to Australia via a courier carrier, and arrested two folks on this connection, an NCB reliable mentioned on Sunday.

The price of the seized contraband used to be now not published by way of the NCB. Performing on explicit data, the NCB seized the drug right here on Friday, the reliable mentioned.

The drug consignment used to be hidden in a hollow space made in a water air purifier which used to be to be despatched to Australia, he mentioned. The NCB apprehended the consignor and a courier agent on Saturday, the reliable mentioned. Right through initial wondering of the duo, it’s been discovered that the courier franchise proprietor may be enthusiastic about drug trafficking, he mentioned.

The courier agent used to ship parcels with out verification of the consignor’s id and had additionally despatched a number of of such parcels repeatedly at the directions of the “major receiver”, the reliable mentioned.

A faux id used to be utilized by the consignor to send the parcel via courier, he mentioned. “This community has despatched many such sorts of parcels up to now. The kingpin had created layers within the supply community,” the reliable mentioned. The NCB has registered a case and is accomplishing additional investigation into it, he added.