An ex-serviceman with the Zambian Army was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Saturday, after he was found to be in possession of heroin worth Rs 24 crore. The former army man, identified as Kenith Mulowa, landed in Mumbai from Ethiopia, with a consignment of 4 kg of heroin, earlier this week.

According to the NCB, Mulowa had adopted a unique modus operandi to evade investigating agencies. He hid the package inside the anti-thermal cover of the bag, so that it would not be detected in the scanner.