The marketplace of narcotics smuggled by air through the Delhi airports is growing and foreigners are increasingly playing the role of drug mules. On Saturday, CISF officials found a South African woman trying to smuggle out 12kg pseudoephedrine on a flight to Nairobi.
"About 11pm, Fiklie Victorira Mjooly (41) was found in Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport all set to board a Kenya Airlines flight. Our officials found her movements suspicious and questioned her. Upon putting her baggage through the x-ray BIS machine, we found 12kg pseudoephedrine concealed there in packets," said CISF spokesperson Hemendra Singh.
The woman had arrived in the capital on February 25. The Narcotics Control Bureau was informed and they took her in custody.
Though very little drugs would be recovered from passengers when the new T3 was launched, it has become a transport hub used by international drug rackets. Airport officials say that eight out of 11 drug recoveries last year involved foreigners. This year, all three seizures were from foreigners.
According to data available with Central Industrial Security Force, responsible for securing the airport premises, methaqualone, pseudoephedrine, ketamine and cocaine are the most smuggled drugs. The overall quantity of drugs seized by CISF in 2013 is at least 20% more than the previous year's haul.
On February 2, CISF caught two foreigners with 30kg pseudoephedrine worth Rs 60 lakh. Officials confirm that the volume of drugs being trafficked through the airport is growing.
"We are seeing a surge in the quantity of drugs being smuggled in or out of the IGI airport based on ground reports as well as data we have compiled. They may be devious but, thanks to special training given to our officers on duty in profiling passengers, we've been able to catch them," a senior CISF official said.
Data available with CISF also shows an increase in number and volume of drugs being trafficked through the airport. With just one case involving 2.9kg of methylene di-xy phenol-II, otherwise known as propanon, reported in January, there have been four cases since October leading to a combined haul of 54kg of various drugs.
"CISF is basically an anti-hijacking, anti-sabotage security force at the airport. Our mandate is to secure the area and prevent any attack on the airport but we have also, apart from the Narcotics Bureau, Delhi Police and customs department, learnt to nab drug smugglers," Hemendra Kumar, spokesperson, CISF, said.
"About 11pm, Fiklie Victorira Mjooly (41) was found in Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport all set to board a Kenya Airlines flight. Our officials found her movements suspicious and questioned her. Upon putting her baggage through the x-ray BIS machine, we found 12kg pseudoephedrine concealed there in packets," said CISF spokesperson Hemendra Singh.
The woman had arrived in the capital on February 25. The Narcotics Control Bureau was informed and they took her in custody.
Though very little drugs would be recovered from passengers when the new T3 was launched, it has become a transport hub used by international drug rackets. Airport officials say that eight out of 11 drug recoveries last year involved foreigners. This year, all three seizures were from foreigners.
According to data available with Central Industrial Security Force, responsible for securing the airport premises, methaqualone, pseudoephedrine, ketamine and cocaine are the most smuggled drugs. The overall quantity of drugs seized by CISF in 2013 is at least 20% more than the previous year's haul.
On February 2, CISF caught two foreigners with 30kg pseudoephedrine worth Rs 60 lakh. Officials confirm that the volume of drugs being trafficked through the airport is growing.
"We are seeing a surge in the quantity of drugs being smuggled in or out of the IGI airport based on ground reports as well as data we have compiled. They may be devious but, thanks to special training given to our officers on duty in profiling passengers, we've been able to catch them," a senior CISF official said.
Data available with CISF also shows an increase in number and volume of drugs being trafficked through the airport. With just one case involving 2.9kg of methylene di-xy phenol-II, otherwise known as propanon, reported in January, there have been four cases since October leading to a combined haul of 54kg of various drugs.
"CISF is basically an anti-hijacking, anti-sabotage security force at the airport. Our mandate is to secure the area and prevent any attack on the airport but we have also, apart from the Narcotics Bureau, Delhi Police and customs department, learnt to nab drug smugglers," Hemendra Kumar, spokesperson, CISF, said.
Source: TOI March 17, 2014
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