Archive · 26 Aug 2026
DRI Seizes Suspected Amphetamine, MDMA Worth ₹3.41 Crore
Officials from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence found suspected illegal drugs at a railway station in Pune.
They arrested a woman who was carrying the substances in her baggage.
The operation took place during the early hours of August 25, 2026.
The woman had travelled from Delhi and was passing through Pune.
Officers found a crystalline substance suspected to be amphetamine.
They also found colourful tablets suspected to contain MDMA.
The drugs were estimated to be worth about ₹3.41 crore.
Investigators are trying to learn where the drugs came from and where they were meant to go.
DRI officers intercepted and arrested an Indian woman passenger at Pune Railway Junction during the early hours of August 25, 2026.
The passenger had travelled from Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station in Delhi and was passing through Pune.
Officers recovered 2,532 grams of a white/yellow crystalline substance suspected to be amphetamine.
They also seized 878 grams of multicoloured tablets suspected to contain MDMA.
The substances, valued at approximately ₹3.41 crore, were seized under the NDPS Act as investigators trace their source and destination.
- Who
- The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and an Indian woman passenger.
- What
- The DRI seized suspected amphetamine and MDMA and arrested the passenger.
- When
- During the early hours of August 25, 2026.
- Where
- Pune Railway Junction; the passenger had travelled from Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station in Delhi.
- Why
- The operation followed specific intelligence and targeted suspected narcotic-drug smuggling and trafficking.
- Agency
- DRI’s Pune Regional Unit, under the Mumbai Zonal Unit
- First seizure
- 2,532 grams gross weight of a white/yellow crystalline substance suspected to be amphetamine
- Second seizure
- 878 grams gross weight of differently coloured tablets suspected to contain MDMA
- Estimated value
- Approximately ₹3.41 crore
- Arrest
- One Indian woman passenger was arrested
- Legal basis
- Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
- Investigation
- Authorities are examining the drugs’ source, intended destination and possible trafficking links
