DRI seizes Rs 11.4 crore worth crystal meth at Secunderabad

In a major operation, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Hyderabad Zonal Unit (DRI-HZU), seized 11.4 kilograms of amphetamine (Crystal Meth) valued at approximately Rs. 11.4 crore and arrested two persons on Monday.

The DRI officers, acting on specific information, intercepted two women at Secunderabad Railway Station who were travelling by train.

“Upon thorough examination of the two trolley bags carried by the passengers, officers recovered 10 transparent plastic packets containing white crystalline substance. The narcotic substance had been meticulously concealed—wrapped in black polythene, covered with designer



paper, and hidden within the folds of bed sheets placed inside the trolley bags—in an attempt to evade detection,” said the DRI officials.

The recovered substance was tested using a field drug detection kit and tested positive for amphetamine, commonly known as Crystal Meth.

The seized contraband, weighing 11,400 grams, has an estimated illicit market value of Rs. 11.4 crore, and was seized under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.

Both accused persons have been arrested under the relevant provisions of the NDPS Act, 1985, and further investigation is underway.