Mumbai, Dec 10 (Representative) Two Zimbabwean nationals, including a woman were arrested on Thursday night by the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Mumbai Customs Department of International Airport allegedly for possession of 35 kilograms of heroin worth Rs 247 crore in the international market.
Acting on a tip-off that two passengers would be landing in Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International airport carrying drugs in their luggage, police checked their belongings and found ‘heroin’ weighing 35 KG. The alleged accused, had left Harare with the consignment of contraband and went to Addis Ababa. The duo then landed in Mumbai. The officials are probing if the contraband was meant for local circulation in Mumbai and adjoining areas during New Year, sources added.