Bhopal, October 24 — The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Hyderabad Zonal Unit, seized 1.136 kg of suspected methamphetamine valued at approximately Rs 1.1 crore from a passenger bus arriving in Hyderabad from Bhopal on October 23, 2026, the agency said in a release reported on Saturday.
Source: DRI release via Hyderabad Mail
Acting on specific intelligence, DRI officers searched the bus and recovered four packets containing a suspected narcotic substance concealed underneath mattresses in sleeper berths. The substance tested positive for methamphetamine using a field-testing kit, the agency said.
A preliminary enquiry revealed that the passengers occupying the berths where the packets were found had boarded the bus in Bhopal and alighted at Nagpur. No arrests were made in connection with the seizure.
Source: DRI release via The Freedom Press
The suspected methamphetamine was seized under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and further investigation is underway, the release added.
The seizure is separate from an earlier Bhopal operation on October 20, in which the DRI seized 9.139 kg of methamphetamine and arrested one person at the Inter-State Bus Terminal (ISBT) in Bhopal from a passenger travelling from Delhi to Bengaluru, according to the Ministry of Finance statement reported by ANI.
Source: ANI via Latestly