Drugs worth Rs 55 lakh seized at KIA; 2 nabbed

Bengaluru | Saturday | 23rd March, 2019

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They cut it open to find 4.5kg of hashish worth nearly Rs 50 lakh packed inside. BENGALURU: In one of the biggest drugs haul at the Kempegowda International Airport KIA ) here in recent times, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) nabbed two men who tried to smuggle out over Rs 55 lakh worth contraband, including cocaine, hashish and amphetamine, from Bengaluru to Doha. They also found two lunchboxes containing 955gm of amphetamine worth Rs 4 lakh and 30gm cocaine worth over Rs 1.5 lakh.The duo, suspected to be regular gold smugglers from the Gulf, are believed to be active in drug smuggling from Bengaluru to Doha and other parts of the Gulf. The duo were booked under the NDPS Act and sent to prison on Saturday afternoon. “The duo had entered the security check area when our team intercepted them..