Brazilian woman held for smuggling cocaine worth ₹111 million in liquid form in pouches

She was held in Mumbai airport after alighting from Sao Paulo on a specific tip-off received by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence

• India Weekly
• 21 March, 2025

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By: India Weekly

A WOMAN from Brazil was held at Mumbai airport allegedly with cocaine worth ₹111 million (£1m), a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence official said on Thursday (20).

She was held after alighting from Sao Paulo from flight AF 218 on a specific tip-off received by the Mumbai zonal unit of the DRI, the official added.

“We found seven pouches containing a viscous liquid that had been stitched to her inner clothing. The liquid was found to be cocaine after it was tested using a field kit.

“She confessed to carrying 1.11 kilograms of cocaine in liquid form. She was booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act,” he said. (PTI)