The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 4.5 kg of heroin from the Cochin International Airport on Monday. The drugs were seized from Ashraf Mtoro, a Tanzanian native.
Mtoro arrived at Kochi from Zanzibar, Tanzania, via Dubai by an international flight. The narcotics substance was found concealed inside his check-in trolley bag.
The accused, according to the DRI officials, was planning to leave for New Delhi from Kochi. He would be produced before a court after the initial medical examination, said officials.
