Archive · 2 Oct 2026
DRI Seizes ₹5.69 Crore Amphetamine, Arrests Three Near Indore
Officials seized a large amount of amphetamine, which is an illegal drug.
They said the drugs weighed 7.116 kilograms and were worth ₹5.69 crore.
Three people suspected of carrying the drugs were arrested.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence received information about a planned delivery.
Officers watched for a black SUV with a Karnataka registration.
When they tried to stop it, the driver sped away after breaking through a barricade.
Officers chased the vehicle for about 1.5 hours.
They stopped it near a petrol pump in Bicholi Mardana, Indore.
The drugs were found in 21 packets hidden inside the vehicle’s spare tyre.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized 7.116 kilograms of amphetamine valued at ₹5.69 crore.
Three suspected drug traffickers were arrested after a chase near Bicholi Mardana in Indore.
The operation began after intelligence indicated that three people would transport amphetamine in a black Karnataka-registered SUV.
The SUV allegedly broke through a toll-plaza barricade, leading to a pursuit lasting about 1.5 hours.
Officers found 21 packets hidden inside the spare tyre mounted on the SUV’s rear door, and the substance tested positive for amphetamine.
- Who
- The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, assisted by Central Bureau of Narcotics personnel, arrested three suspected drug traffickers.
- What
- Officials seized 7.116 kilograms of amphetamine valued at ₹5.69 crore.
- When
- The seizure and arrests took place on Thursday.
- Where
- The vehicle was intercepted near a petrol pump in Bicholi Mardana, Indore, after surveillance at the Ujjain-Dewas Toll Plaza.
- Why
- Officials acted on intelligence that amphetamine would be transported in a black Karnataka-registered SUV.
- Drug seized
- 7.116 kilograms of amphetamine
- Estimated value
- ₹5.69 crore
- Arrests
- Three suspected drug traffickers
- Vehicle
- Black SUV registered in Karnataka
- Concealment method
- Twenty-one packets hidden inside the spare tyre mounted on the SUV’s rear door
- Pursuit duration
- Approximately 1.5 hours
- Reported location discrepancy
- The headline references Bhopal, while the report describes the arrests and interception near Indore.