4.5 kg of heroin seized at Kochi airport
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Drugs seized from Tanzanian native
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 4.5 kg of heroin from the Cochin International Airport on Monday. The drugs were seized from Ashraf Mtoro, a Tanzanian native. Mtoro arrived at Kochi from Zanzibar, Tanzania, via Dubai by an international flight. The narcotics substance was found concealed inside his check-in trolley bag. The accused, according to the DRI officials, was planning to leave for New Delhi from Kochi. He would be produced before a court after the initial medical examination, said officials.More Related News
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