Gujarat ATS and DRI team seize Rs. 200 crore heroin at Kolkata Port

Gandhinagar: In a joint operation, Gujarat Police’s Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized heroin worth Rs 200 crore from Kolkata in Eastern Indian State West Bengal. A stock of 40 Kg drugs was brought to Kolkata Port in a scrap container. It had arrived from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates in February this year.

According to Gujarat Police chief DGP Ashish Bhatia, the operation gearbox was executed at Container Freight Station namely ‘Century’ in Kolkata. The container was having 7,220 kg of metal scrap in which there were 36 gearboxes. 12 of them were marked with white ink. When nut bolts were opened, 72 packets of heroin were found measuring 39.5 kg worth around Rs. 198 crores.

Bhatia said, various seizures have taken place in the recent past based on the Gujarat ATS tip-off. The State Police has worked with various agencies such as Coast Guard, NCB Delhi, DRI, Punjab Police, Delhi Police, etc.

Bhatia said the operation in Kolkata is still underway and other gearboxes in the scrap container are being opened one by one.

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