Nigerian woman who ingested drugs worth Rs 10 crore arrested at Bengaluru airport
Bengaluru, Jul 31: A Nigerian woman who had ingested narcotic drugs valued at Rs ten crore has been arrested, an official in the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence said on Wednesday.
DRI personnel had specific intelligence inputs about the woman, who had arrived at the Kempegowda International Airport on July 26 from Dubai, that she was possessing drugs, the official said.
The passenger was intercepted and, on sustained interrogation, admitted that she had ingested contraband in the form of capsules, DRI sources said.
She was produced before a judge for the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) cases for permission to conduct a medical examination and extract the capsules from her stomach.
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“A total of 57 capsules containing narcotics have been purged from her body. The contents of the capsules have tested positive for cocaine. The said 57 capsules, approximately one Kg, valued at Rs 10 crore, have been seized. The passenger has been arrested. Further investigation is under progress,” the official said.
DRI officials had also arrested under the NDPS Act an Indian passenger at the KIA with a hydroponic weed (cannabis), weighing 3.6 kg worth Rs 3.6 crore in the illicit market, on July 18.
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Delhi's maximum temperature settles at 41.9 deg C
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi on Sunday recorded a maximum temperature of 41.9 degree Celsius, 1.5 notches above the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The minimum temperature settled at 25.9 degrees Celsius on Sunday morning, 0.6 notches below the seasonal average, the IMD stated.
The weather department predicted strong surface wind during the Monday morning, with the maximum and minimum temperature expected to hover around 44 degrees Celsius and 26 degree Celsius, respectively.
Relative humidity was recorded at 28 per cent at 5.30 pm.
The air quality was recorded in the 'moderate' category at 4 pm, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 174, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 to 100 'satisfactory', 101 to 200 'moderate', 201 to 300 'poor', 301 to 400 'very poor', and 401 to 500 'severe'.
