DRI probes Kochi airport cocaine haul; Brazilian couple swallowed 163 capsules worth Rs 16 crore
A source said a total of 163 capsules containing 1.6 kg of cocaine, estimated to be worth Rs 16 crore, were recovered from the duo.
'The extraction of the capsules was completed on Tuesday. They were produced before the court and remanded in judicial custody. We will seek their custody again for detailed interrogation. They have confessed to smuggling the drugs for a remuneration of Brazilian Reals equal to Rs 3 lakh,' the source said.
The primary challenge for investigators now is to identify the recipients of the smuggled drugs. The couple reportedly told officials that they were recruited by a drug syndicate in Brazil. The air ticket and other travel expenses were paid by the drug traffickers. They reached Kochi via Dubai.
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