The customs department at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport arrested a foreign national for smuggling around 1 kg of cocaine, said customs officials. The arrest was made on the basis of specific intelligence input received by the Customs Department, said officials.

According to the officials, the person apprehended is from Uganda and he was arriving from Addis Ababa. He had ingested 60 capsules that contained 1009 grams of cocaine valued at Rs 15.13 crore, said the officials. The recovered drug has been seized under the NDPS Act 1985 and further investigation is underway, added the officials.