Bengaluru ; Methaqualone, a banned sedative substance was found concealed inside an imported women’s handbag that arrived at the air cargo section of the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) on Tuesday.
Customs at KIAL Courier Centre seized 400 grams of the drug worth around 20 lakhs. As per preliminary investigation, the drugs were smuggled in via air courier by a Nigerian national who was arrested in Bengaluru on September 10, 2020 by the customs team on charges of smuggling Rs 1 crore worth of ecstasy pills inside a foot massager from Belgium through DHL air courier.
