DRI seizes around 5.75 kg crystal meth from train passenger in a crack down on drug trafficking; one arrested

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mangalore Regional Unit, conducted an intelligence-led operation intercepting an Indian national travelling by train from Delhi to Bengaluru. Authorities recovered 5.753 kg of suspected Methamphetamine (Crystal Meth) from the passenger's trolley bag. The substance was seized under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and the accused was arrested and remanded to judicial custody. The seized quantity exceeds the notified commercial quantity of 50 grams, which attracts rigorous imprisonment and fines under the NDPS Act.