Money Laundering Probe Into Seizure Of 3,000 Kg Heroin At Gujarat Port
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Recovered Monday, the drugs were part of a shipment of talc that originated from Afghanistan and have sparked a political row in what is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state
The Enforcement Directorate has initiated a money laundering probe into the seizure of 3,000 kg of heroin - valued at nearly Rs 20,000 crore - from Gujarat's Mundra Port. There are several ports across the Indian coast line, yet drug smugglers only want to use Gujarat. The all important question being, do they consider it safer? #BJPGujaratDrugsModelpic.twitter.com/qJ8JudsYb0 59 grams of marijuana found in a WhatsApp chat conversation had led to near heart seizures of TV newstainment anchors.Surprised to note that 3000kgs of heroin found has not had the same result.Clearly these newstainment channels outrage also depends on their Sarkar ki seva.
Recovered Monday, the drugs were part of a shipment of talc from Afghanistan that arrived in India via Iran, according to news agency AFP. 2,000 kg was found in one container and the rest in another.
Officials said the drugs were packed into the bottom third of hundreds of bags in the containers, with layers of talc above to throw off suspicion.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), which conducted the seizure, has so far arrested two people and carried out searches in Ahmedabad, Chennai and Delhi, according to Special Public Prosecutor Kalpesh Goswami.
