A probe has been initiated by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) after 1.9 kg of morphine mixture was recovered from a catering food trolley of an Air India aircraft, on Thursday.

The incident occurred on Wednesday when the food trolley was being wheeled-out of the aircraft. The flight had departed at 6.15 am from Chennai and had reached Delhi at 9 am.

The packet was immediately seized and the sources informed that the packet weighed closed to two kilos and the Narcotics Control Bureau officials later said it contained a mixture of Morphine weighing around 1895 gm.

"On July 19, Supervisor (Sky Gourmet) noticed two packets wrapped in black tape hidden beneath catering cutlery during shifting of catering trolley from Air India flight No. 440 arrived (to Delhi) from Chennai," an Air India official said.

"Matter was informed to NCB officials. After checking and weighing packets, NCB officials revealed that the packets contained a mixture of Morphine weighing approximately 1,895 grams," the official added.

Officials are suspecting that the morphine could have been loaded in Delhi, with intentions of smuggling it to Chennai. Reports say that it is impossible that the packet was hidden in the trolley without the knowledge of the airport or airline staff.

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