Uttar Prdesh: Woman Arrested At Indo-Nepal Border With ₹1.25 Crore Methaqualone Consignment
· Free Press Journal
Maharajganj (UP), July 5: A 30-year-old woman was arrested after 2.5 kg of banned methaqualone drug was allegedly recovered from her possession at the Sonauli Indo-Nepal border, officials said on Sunday.
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The seized contraband, recovered from a specially concealed compartment in her trolley bag, is estimated to be worth around Rs 1.25 crore in the international market, they said.
Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh: In a joint operation at the Sonauli border, SSB and NCB seized 2.5 kg of Methaqualone from a Manipur woman arriving from Nepal, concealed in a trolley bag; interrogation is ongoing. pic.twitter.com/4KcXW5bF5x
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Methaqualone is a controlled psychotropic substance under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act), and its manufacture, possession, sale, import, export and transport are subject to strict legal controls.
The accused, identified as T. Sang Marghing, a resident of Pachai village in Manipur, was entering India from Nepal.
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Sashastra Seema Bal Assistant Commandant Priya Yadav said investigations are underway to trace the cross-border drug trafficking network and identify those involved. Further legal proceedings have been initiated, she added.
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