Chennai: Chennai Air Customs intercepted three post parcels suspected to contain narcotics substances which arrived from United Kingdom and Netherlands at Foreign Post Office, Chennai.
In a statement, Commissioner of Customs, Chennai International Airport, said the first parcel from Netherton, UK was consigned to a Ooty based person, was taken up for examination.
On opening a Kids Jewellery toy box was found in which a pouch containing 15 grey skull shaped MDMA pills ‘MYBRAND’ and seven grams of MDMA crystal powder was found concealed inside.
On opening second parcel, 50 green grenade and 50 purple skull MDMA pills were recovered from two plastic pouches which were found inside.
The parcel was addressed to a Nammakal based person and had arrived from Netherlands. 100 MDMA pills with marking âTeslaâ were recovered from the third parcel which arrived from Netherlands and was addressed to a Chennai resident.
Total 215 MDMA pills and seven grams of MDMA crystals valued at Rs 7 lakh were recovered and seized under the NDPS Act, 1985. Follow up searches were carried out and further investigation is in progress, the statement added.