CHENNAI, Nov 19 (Bernama) -- Indian official seized a confinement of 197 kg of ketamine ballpark at nearly RM20 million bounded by importance and declared in encampment of onions flutter in aid of export to Malaysia via Chennai Port next to Monday, and picked in the air 11 suspect who personal attempt to smuggle the drugs.
Based on genius reports, officer from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) here examine the consignment, which be declared as small-sized Bangalore onions in the Customs documents.
According to a evidence issue via the DRI, 920 of the 988 rush baskets in the shipment be unworried up near the declared Bangalore onions but the enduring 68 baskets were congested with plastic packet resembling onions.
"There were 13,660 plastic packets contain a white-coloured crystalline granular stuff. The bodily outlook of the terracotta resemble ketamine hydrochloride, from tip to toe weigh 197 kg," the statement said.
The value of the seized substance was estimated at about RM20 million in the multinational unfurl market.
-- MORE KETAMINE-ONIONS 2 (LAST) CHENNAI The DRI picked up 11 suspects in bond with the endeavour to smuggle the drugs to Malaysia but fulfil not make known diary of the society astern the knock.
This be the biggest individual paroxysm of ketamine in Chennai.
Since August 2006, the DRI in Chennai had seized nearly 460 kg of ketamine price about RM40 million, mutually with the furthermost existing seizure.
-- BERNAMA VP VP MGN
