Nigerian arrested after cocaine capsules worth Rs 11 cr was found in his stomach

The accused refused water and food offered by the DRI team, fearing that if the drug capsules burst inside his body it could lead to fatal consequences.

Bengaluru:A Nigerian, who swallowed capsules of cocaine weighing 1 kg and worth Rs 11 crore was arrested by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) after he landed at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport from Ethiopia.

While checking the profile of foreign passengers, DRI officials intercepted the accused after suspecting something unusual in his behaviour. He was taken aside for questioning. Suspecting him to be a smuggler who could use his body to carry drugs, officials offered him food and water. The accused, however, refused to eat or drink anything fearing that if the drug capsules burst inside his body it could lead to fatal consequences.

Finding the accused restless and resisting the food and drink that was offered to him, the DRI officials took him to the hospital. In an X-ray that was conducted later, it was reveaed that there were 64 capsules inside his stomach. The DRI team arrested him immediately and sent him to the Central Jail.

Investigations have revealed that he was smuggling 1 kg cocaine through his body. He had managed a visa to undergo medical treatment in India, officials said.

Two weeks back, DRI officials arrested two men from Kempegowda International Airport on charges of attempting to smuggle euros worth Rs 50 lakh to Bangkok. The accused had hidden the euros in their suitcase containing clothes and other items.

Prior to which, the customs officials of the airport had nabbed a man, who had concealed cut gold pieces in his slippers while in February, a man was arrested for trying to smuggle gold in the form of paste by concealing it inside his jeans.