Tanzanian national caught with heroin worth Rs. 19.5 crore at Hyderabad airport

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) sleuths on Monday seized heroin worth Rs. 19.5 crore from a Tanzanian national at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport.

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Monday seized 3 kg of heroin worth Rs. 19.5 crore from a Tanzanian national at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. Based on specific intelligence, the DRI team intercepted the Tanzanian national who arrived at the RGI airport from Johannesburg via Doha on Monday morning. After conducting a thorough investigation of his checked-in baggage, the DRI officials found 3 kgs of off-white powder stashed in his trolley bag.