Officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) nabbed a 40-year-old Zambian national at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) and recovered 1 kg of cocaine worth ₹15 crore from him on Wednesday.
The accused was carrying the drugs concealed in a children’s book, which he was holding, and waiting for luggage clearance. While analysing the profiles of the passengers, the officials on a suspicion zeroed in on the accused and kept a close watch on him. The officials noticed the accused was carrying the nursery rhymes book with him and took him into custody.
The book was heavier than usual and the officials removed the cover to find half a kilo of cocaine packed neatly on each side of the cover. The accused confessed that he was unemployed and was offered money to carry the parcel to Delhi via Bengaluru.
