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New Delhi : Based on specific intelligence that cocaine will be concealed in a consignment imported in container reaching V O C Port, Tuticorin, Tamilnadu, the officers of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) intercepted the container declared to be containing wooden logs. The suspected container had originated from Panama, transited through the ports of Antwerp and Colombo.
On examination, the suspected container was found to contain 9 bags concealed between the rows of wooden logs. On opening the bags, 302 white coloured compressed bricks wrapped in multiple layers of packing material were found. The contraband weighed 303 kg and it is highly suspected to be cocaine. The contraband along with cover goods i.e. wooden logs are seized under the provisions of the NDPS Act, 1985, according to a PIB release. Further investigation about the origin of the consignment and concealment of narcotic drugs is being carried out.