This story is from June 27, 2020

Chennai customs seizes ecstasy pills sent from UK

Chennai customs seizes ecstasy pills sent from UK
The pills tested positive for MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine), a narcotics substance.
CHENNAI: The Chennai air customs has seized 270 ecstasy pills, worth Rs 8 lakh, that arrived from the UK.
On June 26, which is observed as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, the Chennai air customs detained one postal parcel suspected to contain narcotics substance at foreign post office. The parcel had arrived from Wolverhampton near Birmingham in the UK.
On examination, the parcel was found to contain blue colour pills.
The pills tested positive for MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine), a narcotics substance.
A total 270 pills, suspected to be MDMA, were recovered and seized under the NDPS Act, 1985.
These pills, known as “Blue Punisher,” bear a skull mark and are in high demand in the UK as they contain high MDMA content, according to the Chennai customs.
The parcel had an incomplete consignee name and was addressed to a person in Tiruvallur district.
A search was conducted at the address and a person was found residing there. The man has been detained to ascertain his role in the smuggling of the drugs.
This was first time that ecstasy pills coming from the UK were seized here, customs said. Earlier, Chennai air customs had seized ecstasy pills arriving from Germany and the Netherlands.
End of Article
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA