New Delhi, July 26, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has seized 10.990 kg of ephedrine, valued at around Rs 5 crore, concealed in three international courier parcels bound for New Zealand and arrested a Chennai-based suspect allegedly linked to an international drug trafficking network.
Acting on specific intelligence, the NCB’s Mumbai Zonal Unit intercepted two suspicious courier parcels on July 21 in Mumbai. Although the consignments were declared as containing floor mats, a detailed examination revealed 7 kg of ephedrine hidden between multiple layers of floor mats and cloth rolls. Officials also found that the accompanying identity documents had been forged.
Subsequent investigation led NCB officers to Chennai, where they arrested S. Hameed from the Triplicane area on July 23. Searches at his premises resulted in the recovery of packing materials, a digital weighing machine, heat-sealing machines, plastic bags, forged identity documents and digital devices. He was later brought to Mumbai for further investigation.
During interrogation, Hameed allegedly disclosed details of another parcel already in transit to New Zealand. Acting on the information, NCB officials intercepted the consignment in Kalyan, Maharashtra, on July 25 and recovered an additional 3.990 kg of ephedrine concealed inside bedsheets and photo frames using a similar method.
According to the NCB, the trafficking syndicate was allegedly operating from Chennai and used forged identities to book international courier consignments while dispatching them from different cities, including Mumbai and Pune, to evade detection.
Investigators are now working to trace the source of the seized ephedrine and identify other members of the network. Further investigation is underway.
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