Mumbai, June 22 -- The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai arrested a male passenger who had arrived at Mumbai Airport from Sierra Leone after 1,139 grams of cocaine, valued at Rs 11.39 crore in the international illicit market was seized from him, DRI Mumbai officials said.

"Based on specific intelligence regarding an Ivory Coast national suspected of smuggling narcotics into India, officers of DRI Mumbai intercepted a male passenger who had arrived at Mumbai Airport from Sierra Leone on June 19, 2025. Upon questioning, the pax admitted to having ingested capsules containing narcotic drugs for smuggling into India. He was then immediately admitted to a nearby government hospital," DRI official said.

"Over the course of pa...