Mumbai, Oct. 22 -- In a significant intelligence-led operation, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai Zonal Unit (MZU), busted an attempt to smuggle cocaine into India through ingestion of drug-filled capsules by a foreign national.

Acting on specific intelligence, DRI said they had intercepted a female Zambian national who arrived at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), Mumbai, on 20.10.2026, from Freetown, Sierra Leone, via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The passenger was suspected of acting as a human carrier, concealing the narcotic substance inside her body through ingestion.

During a medical examination conducted on 20-21.10.2026, the passenger expelled 11 capsules containing white powder. Field testi...