New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- Customs officers at IGI Airport in New Delhi have seized 1.72 kg of cocaine (172 capsules) valued at Rs 25.91 crore in two separate cases involving Brazilian women involved as drug mules.

According to the official X account of Delhi Customs (Airport & General), "Customs officers at IGI Airport, have successfully intercepted two drug smuggling attempts, preventing a 1.72 kg of cocaine from entering India. Both cases involved Brazilian nationals acting as drug mules, using body concealment (ingestion) to transport narcotics from South America to India via Europe."

Both cases involve Brazilian nationals who ingested the drug to transport the substance from South America to India via Europe.

On January 26, a Brazilian...