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DRI Seizes 56 Kilograms of Methamphetamine Hidden With Maize
Officials stopped a shipment at Nava Sheva Port in Mumbai.
They found about 56 kilograms of methamphetamine, an illegal and dangerous drug.
The drug had been mixed with maize so it looked like an ordinary farm product.
The shipment contained 351 bags.
Officials said it was being sent from India to Saudi Arabia.
They identified the exporter and the transporter or freight forwarder involved.
Both people were arrested under India’s drug law.
Methamphetamine can seriously harm people and can lead to dependence.
DRI officers seized around 56 kilograms of powder-form methamphetamine at Nava Sheva Port.
The drug was allegedly mixed with maize in one of 351 bags in an export consignment.
The consignment was reportedly intended for export from India to Saudi Arabia.
Investigators identified and arrested the exporter and the transporter or freight forwarder.
The methamphetamine was seized under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
- Who
- Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officers arrested the exporter and the transporter or freight forwarder allegedly involved.
- What
- Officials seized around 56 kilograms of methamphetamine concealed by mixing it with maize.
- Where
- Nava Sheva Port in Mumbai, India.
- When
- August 19, 2026.
- Why
- The concealment was allegedly intended to evade routine examination and detection during export to Saudi Arabia.
Key facts
- Agency
- Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)
- Drug seized
- Approximately 56 kilograms of powder-form methamphetamine
- Concealment method
- The methamphetamine was mixed with maize in one of 351 bags.
- Intended destination
- Saudi Arabia
- Port
- Nava Sheva Port
- Arrests
- Two people—the exporter and the transporter or freight forwarder—were arrested.
- Legal basis
- Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act
Quotes
DRI official
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officer involved in the operation
“The method of concealment — mixing a large quantity of Methamphetamine inextricably with maize and disguising the consignment as an ordinary agricultural commodity — represents a distinctive modus operandi intended to evade routine examination and detection during export”
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