India, March 21 -- The Mumbai unit of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Thursday arrested a Brazilian female passenger at the international airport after it allegedly seized cocaine, estimated to be worth Rs.11.1 crore in the illicit markets, from her possession.

The arrested passenger had arrived from Sao Paulo. An examination of her inner clothing revealed stitched-in pouches that contained the contraband. She was intercepted following specific intelligence inputs that a Brazilian national could be arriving at the airport with narcotics, DRI sources said.

On conducting a personal search on the passenger, seven pouches containing a type of viscous liquid substance were found stitched to her inner clothing, the sources sa...