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The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized&nbsp;62 kg heroin valued at a whopping Rs 434 crore in the illicit market that was concealed in a consignment of trolley bags imported at the air cargo complex of Delhi airport, according to an official statement issued today.</p>
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This is one of the biggest seizures of heroin till date through air consignments in India.</p>
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&ldquo;In an operation code-named&nbsp;&ldquo;Black &amp; White&rdquo; carried out on May 10, the DRI seized&nbsp;55 kg of heroin&nbsp;from an imported cargo consignment, which was declared to contain &ldquo;Trolley Bags&rdquo;.&nbsp; The cargo originating from Entebbe in Uganda, had arrived at the Air Cargo Complex of Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, New Delhi via Dubai,&rdquo; the DRI statement explained.</p>
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&ldquo;Swift follow up operations in Punjab and Haryana, led to recovery of yet another&nbsp;7 kg of heroin&nbsp;and&nbsp;Rs. 50 lakh&nbsp;in cash. The value of the&nbsp;62 kg seized heroin&nbsp;is estimated at&nbsp;Rs 434 crore&nbsp;in the illicit market,&rdquo; according to the DRI statement.</p>
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While the import consignment had 330 trolley bags, the seized heroin was found to have been ingeniously concealed inside the hollow metal tubes of 126 of these trolley bags.&nbsp; The concealment was extremely difficult to detect.</p>
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DRI officers have apprehended the importer of the consignment. Other suspects are also being interrogated. Further investigations are underway.</p>
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Since January 2022, DRI has affected significant seizures of heroin including 34 kg from a container at ICD Tughlaquabad New Delhi,&nbsp;201 kg&nbsp;from a container at Mundra port and&nbsp;392 kg&nbsp;of yarn laced with heroin at Pipavav port. In the last three months, multiple cases have also been booked, leading to seizure of more than&nbsp;60 kg heroin&nbsp;from&nbsp;air passengers.</p>
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