Three people from Mizoram have been apprehended by security agencies for allegedly smuggling out narcotic drugs woth Rs one crore from the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here.
The incident happened in the wee hours yesterday when the three, identified as Van Lal Chhana (21), Lal Zuiliana (42) and C Rochunga (29), arrived at Terminal-3 of the IGIA to board a connecting Air India flight to Aizwal.
Sleuths of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), who guard the airport, grew suspicious about their demeanour and took them for a detailed frisking.
"19.5 kilograms of Pseudoephedrine was recovered from their baggage which was kept concealed in wrappers," a senior CISF official said. The narcotic is used as a party drug.
While the value of the consignment in Indian market is about Rs 19 lakh, the same fetches close to Rs 1 crore in international peddling market, the official said.
CISF later called in anti-narcotics authorities who apprehended the trio.
