Surat: In continuation of its efforts to curb drug trafficking and dismantle narcotics supply networks, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) today seized 2 kg of cocaine in Surat and arrested one person involved in its illicit trafficking under the relevant provisions of the NDPS Act, 1985, the agency said in a press release.

Besides this seizure, the DRI has carried out a series of operations at various airports, railway stations, courier terminals, and highways in Mumbai, Delhi, Jaipur, Patna, Cochin, and Ahmedabad, and has cumulatively seized approximately 26 kg of cocaine since last month. During these operations, 22 persons, including 14 foreign nationals, were arrested.

The contraband was trafficked through various modus operandi such as ingestion (swallowing drug-filled capsules or pellets for internal concealment within the body), concealment in household and edible items, soaking in fabrics, concealment in baggage, etc.

Through coordinated operations, the DRI has consistently targeted organized syndicates engaged in the trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, the press release said. DeshGujarat