10 kg drugs seized in pineapple from airport

The officials have seized nearly 10 kg of drugs from cartons of pineapples in an airport.

In Agartala Airport Tripura, the Indigo security members found cannabis hidden in packets of pineapples during scanning.

The police were immediately informed and the Sub-divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of New Capital Complex (NCC) Dhruba Nath rushed to the airport and with the help of airport security personnel seized the cannabis.

A total of 22 packets of pineapples were seized with 10 kgs of cannabis hidden in each. The packets were to be sent to Kolkata.

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The incident took place on Sunday afternoon. In the meantime, the police have detained Soumitra Chakraborty, a staff member of Pawan Cargo Forwards Pvt. Ltd., who had taken the consignment and he is being interrogated.

Chakraborty said, “After booking the consignment, I had wrapped it, put the booking number and sent it for X-ray scanning where the Indigo security staff members found cannabis inside it.”

The packets weighed about 220 kgs and were booked by one Dipankar Shil from Barjala area of Agartala for one Rakesh Sharma of Kolkata.

Police have started an investigation and launched a manhunt to trace the sender of the consignment.