Indian anti-smuggling intelligence officials have seized nearly three tonnes of heroin – reportedly worth around $2.7bn (£1.9bn) – in a major operation at a port in Gujarat state. Forensic testing is still under way to determine the exact value of the seized drugs, officials told the BBC. Two people have been arrested and several others are being investigated, a statement said.
The shipment originated in Afghanistan, where it was declared as talc stones. It was shipped to Gujarat’s Mundra port from Iran. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) said that it received intelligence that a shipment from the Bandar Abbas Port in Iran was suspected to contain narcotics….
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-58634575
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