Cochin, April 19 -- As part of its sustained crackdown on narcotic drug trafficking, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) apprehended a passenger, a native of Malappuram District, who arrived at Calicut International Airport from Muscat on Friday, marking a successful operation.

Acting on specific intelligence, the officers of Calicut Regional Unit and Kannur Regional Unit of DRI Cochin Zonal Unit intercepted the passenger and recovered a total of 2 packets, weighing 1974 grams, containing crystal Methamphetamine.

The narcotics, with an estimated value of approximately Rs 1.58 crores in the illicit international market, were found to have been concealed by the passenger in his checked-in baggage in food packets, according to a ...