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DRI Arrests Five, Seizes Methamphetamine Worth ₹7.10 Crore

DRI Arrests Five, Seizes Methamphetamine Worth ₹7.10 Crore
DRI Drug Crackdown: Five Arrested With Methamphetamine Worth ₹7.10 Crore In Bhopal, Noida · freepressjournal.in

Some very special police officers called the DRI stop people who sell illegal drugs.

They got a tip that a woman on a train was carrying drugs in her bag.

The officers met the train at Bhopal railway station and checked her trolley bag.

Inside the bag they found a secret hiding spot.

There were six packets of white powder hidden there.

The powder was methamphetamine, which is an illegal drug that hurts people.

The officers also searched a place in Greater Noida.

Some people there tried to run away by jumping out of a window, but the officers chased and caught them.

In the end, five people were arrested and lots of drugs were taken away.

The drugs were worth about 7.10 crore rupees, which is a very big amount of money!

Key facts

Agency
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), with CBN officers
Arrests
5 (4 Nigerians, 1 Indian; 2 women, 3 men)
Methamphetamine seized
8.6 kg
Street value
Rs 7.10 crore
Additional seizures
50 gm cocaine, 25 gm ganja
Key locations
Bhopal Junction railway station; Greater Noida
Date
August 11 (interception); announced on Friday

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