Kenyan woman arrested at Chennai airport for smuggling ₹15 crore cocaine by swallowing capsules
A 35-year-old Kenyan woman was arrested at Chennai airport after being caught smuggling 850 grams of cocaine inside her body. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized the drugs and is investigating potential links to an international trafficking syndicate.
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Drug trafficking through human couriers remains a significant challenge for international border security and law enforcement.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 850 grammes of cocaine, worth an estimated ₹15 crore, at Chennai International Airport and arrested a 35-year-old Kenyan woman who allegedly smuggled the narcotic substance by swallowing capsules filled with the drug. Investigators suspect that she is linked to an international drug trafficking syndicate.
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