Sameer Wankhede: 4,600 kg of Ephedrine drug seized in mattresses- Shipment destined to Australia
Sameer Wankhede- Zonal Head of Mumbai- NCB Narcotics Control Bureau informed that 4,600 kg of Ephedrine drug seized was in mattresses from Andheri- The Shipment was destined to Australia
In accordance with its on-going zero tolerance policy against drug trafficking NCB MZU effected a Seizure of 4.600 Kgs of Ephidrine at Andheri, Mumbai. The contraband was sourced from Hyderabad and was destined to Australia via Mumbai.
Operation and team:-
On the basis of reliable information on 30.09.2021, a team of NCB Mumbai has effected a seizure of 4.600 kgs of Ephedrine at Andheri, Mumbai on 30.09.2021 from one shipment destined to Australia.
The contraband seized was concealed in inside of three mattresses packed in one carton box in the form of parcel. During the search all the mattresses was taken out and the contraband was concealed inside it.Further investigation is underway to nab the consignee and consignor and other links of the drug smugglers in Mumbai also.
Ephedrine has a similar chemical structure to amphetamines and is a methamphetamine analogue having the methamphetamine structure. Because of ephedrine’s structural similarity to methamphetamine, it can be used to create methamphetamine. This has made ephedrine a highly sought-after chemical precursor in the illicit manufacture of methamphetamine.
Ephidrine is covered under Sec 9A of NDPS Act, 1985 and table-I precursor under the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances.
