Drug seizure: NIA to seek information from Iranian authorities
The Hindu
3,000 kg of heroin was seized at Mundra port in Gujarat this September
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will contact the authorities in Iran to gather information in connection with the 3,000-kg heroin seizure by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) at Mundra port in Gujarat this September.
“The NIA has received all the documents from the DRI for further probe into the links of those involved in the case. In due course, we will also seek necessary information from the Iranian authorities,” said an official. Six Afghan nationals, an Uzbek woman and three Indian nationals were earlier arrested by the DRI from different places.
As it turned out, the contraband was packed in Afghanistan and sent by a Kandahar-based company, Hassan Hussain Limited, in the guise of a consignment of semi-processed talc stones being imported by Aashi Trading Company in Vijayawada. It was shipped from the Bandar Abbas port in Iran.
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