'More to it than meets the eye': HC refuses bail to Customs clearing agent in heroin seizure case

A bench of the Bombay HC has refused bail to a Customs clearing agent in connection with the 2020 seizure of 191.6 kg of heroin by the DRI.

Bombay High Court has refused bail to a Customs clearing agent, one of four individuals accused of importing 191.6 kgs of heroin in 2020.

The case dates back to August 7, 2020, when the Joint Director of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized a container based on a tip-off. Inside the container were 1,783 wooden compartments.