Pune, July 18 -- In a significant drug bust, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Pune, has arrested a foreign national woman for allegedly smuggling crystal methamphetamine worth Rs.7.63 crore. The seizure was made following a meticulously planned operation based on specific intelligence inputs, said the DRI.

According to a press release by the agency, DRI Pune received a tip-off that a female foreign national would be travelling from Delhi to Bengaluru by bus, carrying psychotropic substances concealed in her luggage. Acting swiftly on this information, officers from DRI Pune Regional Unit, along with Pune Customs, mounted surveillance along the Mumbai-Bangalore Highway and intercepted the suspected passenger while she was in...