MDMA pills worth 1 crore seized at Bengaluru Airport
MDMA pills worth 1 crore seized at Bengaluru Airport
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Many times during airport-check in, the cops seize the items that tend to be pretty expensive. The same has happened in Bengaluru airport wherein, ecstasy pills worth around Rs 1 crore were found hidden in a foot massage machine by customs officials at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA)’s cargo section in Bengaluru. The drugs were found inside a package sent from Belgium, Bengaluru Customs department officials informed a leading media house.

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The customs officer said, “Officers at the Bengaluru International Courier Centre detected 1980 grams of MDMA (Methylenedioxymethamphetamine)/ecstasy pills concealed inside an electric foot massager. The drugs are estimated to be worth around Rs 1 crore.” The package, which arrived at the KIA Cargo section, stirred surmise as the foot massage machine inside looked like it was tampered and repacked. After it was scanned with a high-end device, colorful spots were discovered inside the machine. Officers who opened the massage machine found pills in violet and green colors, stuck with brown tape.

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“An investigation is now underway. We are now trying to retrieve more information to identify the receiver of the parcel,” sources from the customs department added. Earlier this week, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa had said that the State government’s crackdown against drug peddling and substance abuse was “unprecedented” and that strict measures will be taken to fight the menace. “There is no question of protecting anyone involved in it,” he said in Bengaluru on Monday.

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