ATS, DRI seize heroin worth Rs 2,500 cr at Kandla port, drugs were smuggled from Afghanistan via Iran

The Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) and the Directorate of Revenue of Intelligence (DRI) on Thursday seized around 300 kg of heroin at the Kandla Port in Kutch, Gujarat. The drugs were confiscated from one of the five containers seized by the DRI.

According to the reports, the DRI suspects that the other four seized containers may also contain drugs. The consignment was intercepted by the DRI based on specific intelligence that high-quality heroin was being smuggled in containers from Afghanistan to Gujarat’s Kandla port via Iran.

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Huge quantity of drugs has been seized from Kandla Port, Gujarat. DRI has succeeded to catch more than Rs 3,000 crore worth of drugs. Sources said, about 300 kg of heroin drug was seized from a Cargo Ship @jagdishshetty pic.twitter.com/OmUjgcBcPS

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The joint operation of ATS and DRI successfully recovered a record of over 300 kg of heroin worth a whopping Rs 2,500 crores.