Archive · 23 Jun 2025
Ivory Coast National Arrested at Mumbai Airport for Cocaine Smuggling
Imagine someone trying to sneak candies into a place where they're not allowed.
This time, instead of candy, it was drugs called cocaine, worth a lot of money.
A man from Ivory Coast swallowed capsules filled with cocaine and flew into Mumbai.
Customs officers caught him and made him go to a hospital to get the capsules out.
He had a total of 67 capsules.
Now, the officers are trying to find out who gave him the drugs and who he was supposed to give them to.
An Ivory Coast national was arrested at Mumbai airport for allegedly smuggling cocaine.
The man arrived from Sierra Leone on June 19th, concealing drugs in ingested capsules.
He admitted to smuggling the drugs after being questioned by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI).
The man expelled 67 capsules containing 1.139 kg of cocaine.
The seized cocaine is valued at ₹11.39 crore and the DRI is investigating the case.
- Who
- Ane Charles Joselin Kouame, an Ivory Coast national, was arrested by the DRI.
- What
- An Ivory Coast national was arrested for smuggling cocaine.
- When
- The arrest occurred after the man arrived on June 19th. The exact date of the arrest is not explicitly mentioned but the arrival date is.
- Where
- Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International airport.
- Why
- The man was smuggling cocaine into India.
- Accused
- Ane Charles Joselin Kouame
- Nationality
- Ivory Coast
- Arrival Location
- Mumbai airport from Sierra Leone
- Date of Arrival
- June 19
- Drug
- Cocaine
- Cocaine Quantity
- 1.139 kg
- Cocaine Value
- ₹11.39 crore