Two kg brown sugar seized at Chennai airport, duo detained

Press Trust of India  |  Chennai 

Brown sugar weighing around two kilograms was seized from two Colombo-bound passengers at the airport here today, airport officials said.

A team of DRI sleuths intercepted two men on suspicion, when they arrived at the airport to board a flight to Sri Lanka, they said.



Officials found the contraband concealed in their baggage, they added.

The narcotic substance was seized and the duo, one hailing from Devakottai in Sivaganga district and another from here were being questioned, officials said.

The duo are expected to be handed over to anti-authorities for further action, they added.

(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

Two kg brown sugar seized at Chennai airport, duo detained

Brown sugar weighing around two kilograms was seized from two Colombo-bound passengers at the airport here today, airport officials said. A team of DRI sleuths intercepted two men on suspicion, when they arrived at the airport to board a flight to Sri Lanka, they said. Officials found the contraband concealed in their baggage, they added. The narcotic substance was seized and the duo, one hailing from Devakottai in Sivaganga district and another from here were being questioned, officials said. The duo are expected to be handed over to anti-narcotics authorities for further action, they added. Brown sugar weighing around two kilograms was seized from two Colombo-bound passengers at the airport here today, airport officials said.

A team of DRI sleuths intercepted two men on suspicion, when they arrived at the airport to board a flight to Sri Lanka, they said.

Officials found the contraband concealed in their baggage, they added.

The narcotic substance was seized and the duo, one hailing from Devakottai in Sivaganga district and another from here were being questioned, officials said.

The duo are expected to be handed over to anti-authorities for further action, they added.

(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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