Illegal drug hidden in food parcel seized at Hyderabad Airport

Sleuths of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 1 kg Methamphetamine concealed in a food parcel bound for Sydney, Australia. The consignment was intercepted at the International Airport, Hyderabad.

The food packets were used to cover the contraband which was hidden in a false bottom. On careful examination, the DRI officials found a transparent plastic cover which was wrapped with thick black paper. The transparent plastic cover was found to contain 1 kg white crystalline Methamphetamine, the value of which is over Rs 3 crore in the international grey market.

“After carefully removing the packets containing food items, which were used to cover the contraband, the officials found 1 kg white crystalline methamphetamine, an amphetamine-type stimulant. A transparent plastic cover which was wrapped with the thick black paper was used to conceal the drug,” said the officials.

Methamphetamine is a powerful, highly-addictive stimulant that affects the central nervous system. It is also known as meth, blue, ice, and crystal. In the long term, Methamphetamine use can cause irreversible harmful effects such as increased heart rate and blood pressure, damaged blood vessels in the brain that can cause strokes or irregular heartbeat that can, in turn, cause cardiovascular collapse, death or liver, kidney and lung damage.