Surat Police Seize ₹25 Crore Methamphetamine from Tutor Turned Drug Peddler
Rs 25 crore ‘crystal’ catch in Surat: Tutor-turned-peddler caught with 6kg Methamphetamine drug on train
The Indian Express
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Meliora Chigoze Uzor, a 45-year-old tutor from Nashik, Maharashtra, was arrested at Surat Railway Station after officials seized 6,321 grams of Methamphetamine valued at over ₹25 crore. The drugs were discovered in her luggage on a train from Delhi to Mumbai, and she is suspected to be part of a drug trafficking network.
- 01Meliora Chigoze Uzor was caught with 6,321 grams of Methamphetamine.
- 02The drugs are valued at over ₹25 crore.
- 03Uzor was arrested at Surat Railway Station while traveling from Delhi to Mumbai.
- 04She is suspected of being involved in a drug trafficking network.
- 05The case is being investigated under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
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On Thursday, officials from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) arrested Meliora Chigoze Uzor, a 45-year-old tutor from Nashik, Maharashtra, at Surat Railway Station. They seized 6,321 grams of Methamphetamine, a banned drug, from her luggage on a train traveling between Delhi and Mumbai. The drugs, hidden in seven packets, are valued at over ₹25 crore (approximately $3 million USD). DRI officials acted on a tip-off and intercepted Uzor upon the train's arrival. She was found carrying two trolley bags and a backpack, which contained the concealed drugs. Investigations revealed that she was likely delivering the drugs to a contact in Mumbai after receiving them at Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station in Delhi. Uzor has been placed in judicial custody for 14 days and faces charges under various sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
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The arrest highlights ongoing drug trafficking issues in the region, raising concerns about safety and drug accessibility.
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