New Delhi: In yet another major drug haul in the Capital on Monday, a consignment of 550 kilogram of ephedrine, worth over $21 million, was seized before it could be smuggled out of the country to an undisclosed destination.
Officials of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said the seizure was made close to the inland container depot (ICD) in Okhla, south Delhi, where the narcotic substance was hidden in containers.
"We have arrested two people but the raids are continuing both in Delhi and in some other states and some arrests are possible," said deputy director general of NCB, Om Prakash.
The official added that the consignment was to be smuggled out of the country.
The officials, however, refused to reveal from where the consignment had come or to where it was heading.
In the past 20 months, authorities have seized a total of 216 kilogram cocaine, 247 kilogram heroin, 100 kilogram ephedrine and 4,400 kilogram Mandrax in the country - a major portion of them from Delhi and Mumbai that have become major transit points for drug trafficking.
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