AMRITSAR: A special team of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized Heroin (drug) 3.73 kilograms having worth Rs. 3.73 crore as per the international market in the Air India Flight number 187 from NRI couple at Rajasansi Airport here today.

According to the DRI sources, the female Harinder Kaur (58) and her husband Raminder Singh (60) who had already occupied their seats and plane was ready to take off but on the request of DRI, flight was delayed and couple was asked to get down from the flight. During the frisking of luggage of couple 3.73 kilograms heroin was seized.

Accoring to the Airport official, flight was already reached on the runway and ready to take off but on the intervention of DRI team a wireless message was flashed to pilot to hold flight to take off.

Interestingly, the luggage of the alleged accused couple was frisked twice by the Custom official through the x-ray machine and second time luggage was scanned in another x-ray machine supervised by the Indian Airlines. However, both the time  their luggage was cleared.

DRI official informed that couple was from Nakodar town near Jallandhar district was going to Toronto from Amritsar Rajasansi Airport.

Nearly 176 passengers were on board, when flight was ready to take off at 9.00 a.m. in the morning. Flight was allowed to take off after 9.30 a.m. half and hour delayed from the scheduled time after the arrest of  alleged accused couple carrying drug o Toronto. 

According to the DRI sources, the female Harinder Kaur (58) and her husband Raminder Singh (60) who had already occupied their seats and plane was ready to take off but on the request of DRI, flight was delayed and couple was asked to get down from the flight. During the frisking of luggage of couple 3.73 kilograms heroin was seized.

Accoring to the Airport official, flight was already reached on the runway and ready to take off but on the intervention of DRI team a wireless message was flashed to pilot to hold flight to take off.

Interestingly, the luggage of the alleged accused couple was frisked twice by the Custom official through the x-ray machine and second time luggage was scanned in another x-ray machine supervised by the Indian Airlines. However, both the time  their luggage was cleared.

DRI official informed that couple was from Nakodar town near Jallandhar district was going to Toronto from Amritsar Rajasansi Airport.

Nearly 176 passengers were on board, when flight was ready to take off at 9.00 a.m. in the morning. Flight was allowed to take off after 9.30 a.m. half and hour delayed from the scheduled time after the arrest of  alleged accused couple carrying drug o Toronto.