NIA conducts search at a warehouse in Delhi

New Delhi : National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted a search with Forensic Science Laboratory at a warehouse in Delhi in connection with the 2988.2 kgs of drug seizure at Mundra port.

During the search some suspected white powder material was found which was seized and sent for forensic lab examination, sources said.

It is learnt that last week, NIA had conducted searches at 5 places including residential premises and godowns at Lajpat Nagar, Alipur, Khera Kalan in New Delhi and Noida in connection with the seizure of semi processed Talc stones with contraband drugs. During searches various incriminating documents, articles and items were seized by the NIA.

The case relates to seizure of a narcotics substance, Heroin, at Mundra Port in Gujarat, having involvement of foreign nationals in procurement and delivery of the consignment. The Heroin was found concealed in the import consignment of ‘Semi-processed Talc stones’ originating from Afghanistan which had arrived from Bandar Abbas Port, Iran.

On October 6, NIA took over the probe into the seizure of narcotic, which was seized by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on September 13, in which two containers that had arrived at Mundra Port in Gujarat from Kandhar, Afghanistan via Bandar Abbas Port, Iran, officials said.

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