An African national was nabbed by the NCB and heroin worth R24 crore was recovered from him at Mumbai International airport on Tuesday. The accused hid the contraband in a cavity made inside the trolley bag. This is the first big seizure by the agency in six months, after it got mired in a massive controversy following the arrest of actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan in the Cordelia cruise case. 

“NCB Mumbai, in its continuous fight against drug suppliers and peddlers in Mumbai, launched an operation and seized 3.98 kg of heroin. On the basis of specific information, a team of NCB Mumbai intercepted one South African national at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport,” said Brijendra Chowdhary, who holds additional charge of Mumbai NCB Zonal Director.