Methamphetamine pills seized at Central Mail Exchange

04 Jul, 2019

A large stock of Methamphetamine pills were seized at the Central Mail Exchange today.

Customs officers detected the pills worth Rs 27 million smuggled into the country hidden inside a subwoofer speaker.

Officials found 5,500 Methamphetamine pills smuggled into the country.

A suspect who had arrived at the Central Mail Exchange to accept the package was arrested.

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