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Cocaine, heroin valued at ₹44 cr seized at Calicut airport

Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officers seized cocaine and heroin valued at ₹44 crore from a passenger who reached Calicut International Airport at Karipur on Tuesday. Rajeev Kumar, a native of Uttar Pradesh, was arrested by the DRI officers when he reached Karipur from Nairobi.

Kumar was carrying three kgs of cocaine and 1.29 kg heroin in his bag and shoes. It was the biggest seizure of drugs at Karipur in recent times.

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