The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Chennai Zone, on Tuesday busted a major amphetamine trafficking syndicate on the city outskirts and arrested six persons, including three Sri Lankan nationals. The team seized 11 kg of the drug from them.
On the basis of specific intelligence, the officers of NCB-Chennai intercepted a goods carrier early Tuesday on Chennai-Gummidipoondi national highway and detained its driver. They recovered 11 packets of the drug, approximately weighing 11 kg., while searching the vehicle. Those packets were very well concealed in a tarpaulin which was difficult to detect. It was found along with a big machine in the truck, the NCB said.