Archive · 10 Sep 2026
DRI Seizes Rs 1.60 Crore Amphetamine From Delhi-Indore Bus
Officials stopped a bus traveling from Delhi to Indore.
They searched a passenger they thought was suspicious.
Inside the passenger’s luggage, they found four envelopes.
The envelopes were hidden inside salwar suit sets.
The envelopes contained bags holding 2.1 kilograms of amphetamine.
Amphetamine is a powerful stimulant drug.
The drug was valued at about Rs 1.60 crore internationally.
The passenger was arrested, and the investigation is continuing.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized 2.1 kilograms of amphetamine from a bus traveling from Delhi to Indore.
The bus was stopped on the Indore-Dewas bypass road after information was received on September 9.
Officials found four envelopes hidden inside four salwar suit sets in a passenger’s luggage.
The seized drug was valued at around Rs 1.60 crore in the international market.
One alleged smuggler was arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, and a detailed investigation is underway.
- Who
- The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and one arrested passenger allegedly involved in smuggling.
- What
- DRI seized 2.1 kilograms of amphetamine and arrested one person.
- When
- The information was received on September 9; the seizure was reported on September 10.
- Where
- On a bus traveling from Delhi to Indore, stopped on the Indore-Dewas bypass road.
- Why
- The bus was stopped after officials received information and identified a suspicious passenger.
- Agency
- Directorate of Revenue Intelligence
- Drug seized
- Amphetamine
- Quantity
- 2.1 kilograms
- Estimated value
- Around Rs 1.60 crore in the international market
- Concealment method
- Four envelopes hidden inside four salwar suit sets
- Legal action
- Seizure under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and arrest of one alleged smuggler
- Investigation status
- A detailed DRI investigation is underway