Mumbai:
A man from Ghana was arrested at Mumbai international airport today for allegedly trying to smuggle in one kg of cocaine drugs in the form of capsules after swallowing them, a customs official said.
The accused, identified as Mamudu Mubarak, was intercepted at Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport today. He arrived on a flight EK-504 on from Brazil via Dubai.
After detaining the accused, an X-ray scan was carried out on him, which found 76 capsules in his stomach containing 1 kg of cocaine valued at Rs 5 crore.
He was arrested and booked under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) Act.
The accused, identified as Mamudu Mubarak, was intercepted at Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport today. He arrived on a flight EK-504 on from Brazil via Dubai.
After detaining the accused, an X-ray scan was carried out on him, which found 76 capsules in his stomach containing 1 kg of cocaine valued at Rs 5 crore.
He was arrested and booked under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) Act.
