A woman traveling from Doha to Mumbai was apprehended at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on Monday for allegedly smuggling cocaine valued at ₹62.6 crore, as reported by news agency PTI.

The individual was intercepted at the airport by officials from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) following a tip-off. A thorough search of her luggage revealed 6.261 kg of cocaine hidden within 300 capsules. These capsules were packed inside six boxes of Oreo biscuits and three boxes of chocolates, according to an agency official.

“A total of 6.261 kg of cocaine, with an estimated market value of ₹62.6 crore, was recovered and seized under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act,” PTI quoted a DRI official as stating.

All capsules underwent individual testing with a field test kit, which confirmed the presence of cocaine. The passenger has been arrested, and further investigations are currently underway.

Recent drug seizures by DRI

In a different case on June 22, DRI officials apprehended a male passenger arriving in Mumbai from Sierra Leone. He was caught smuggling 1,139 grams of cocaine, estimated to be worth ₹11.39 crore. The man admitted to ingesting capsules containing the drug and was taken to a government hospital for safe extraction.

On June 20, DRI Mumbai intercepted a Nigerian woman suspected of transporting narcotic substances from Delhi to Mumbai by bus. The operation involved tracking the suspect for over 50 kilometers before she was stopped late at night, and her baggage was searched.