India’s Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has seized 10.8 kilograms of suspected amphetamine concealed inside a parcel that arrived from Europe at the Foreign Post Office in New Delhi.
The agency said on 14 November that the package had been declared as containing clothes. Officers found household garments when the carton was opened, but a closer examination of its construction revealed two plastic pouches hidden along each of the four sides.
Eight packets containing a pink powder were recovered. Preliminary testing indicated amphetamine, according to the official account of the seizure.
The packets have been seized under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. No arrest or charge was announced with the seizure, and the agency did not identify the European country from which the parcel was sent.
The investigation remains open. DRI said it is tracing the wider network and examining how the postal channel was used. At this stage, the testing and concealment evidence support the administrative seizure; they are not a judicial finding about the identity or criminal responsibility of any sender or intended recipient.
The case illustrates the procedural difference between an interception and a prosecution. Investigators must still establish the chain of custody, confirm the substance through forensic analysis and connect individuals to the package before any criminal allegations can be tested in court.
