Ugandan national arrested at Mumbai airport with heroin worth Rs 16.8 crore

New Delhi (IANS) | A Ugandan national has been caught with 2.4 kg of heroin worth Rs 16.8 crore at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. Officials gave this information on Monday. A senior Customs official said that on the basis of specific intelligence, the accused was apprehended. He came here on Sunday from Entebbe in Uganda.

The drugs were concealed in a false cavity of the carton, the officer said.

The official said that the accused was found to have violated the provisions of Section 8 of the NDPS Act and committed offenses punishable under Section 21, Section 23 and Section 29 of the NDPS Act. Accordingly, he was taken into custody.

The drug was seized under Section 43(A) of the NDPS Act.

–IANS