21 Kg Heroin Seized In Tamil Nadu Police Raid, 6 Fishermen Arrested
NDTV
The fishermen were allegedly unaware the drug they sold was heroin, with each 1 kg packet that was sold in the black market going for Rs 1.5 lakh.
21 kilograms of heroin have been confiscated in Tamil Nadu's city of Tuticorin, with six fishermen arrested in connection with the case, said the Tuticorin police today.
"It began with a tip off my special party received that resulted in the seizure of 100 grams of heroin and the arrest of three men," the Superintendent of Police Mr S Jeyakumar told NDTV regarding the massive seizure.
As the police conducted further investigation, they were led to a fishing hamlet in Theruvaikulam, located around 25 km from Tuticorin city. There, they found and seized 20 packets of heroin, each weighing one kg, from a fisherman named Anthony Muthu.
The fishermen were allegedly unaware the drug they sold was heroin, said investigators. Each packet was sold in the black market for Rs 1.5 lakh, with Anthony taking a cut of Rs 40,000 per packet, while the rest of the loot was distributed between the middlemen and sellers.
