The consignment was intercepted by the DRI based on specific intelligence that high-quality heroin was being smuggled in containers from Afghanistan to Gujarat’s Kandla port via Iran.
As per the order the order of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the NIA on Wednesday lodged an FIR in the case where nearly 3000 kgs of narcotics were seized inside a cargo consignment at Mundra Port.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence(DRI) is a federal economic intelligence unit that reports to Finance ministry that keeps a check on commercial frauds such as smuggling etc.