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NewsTrafficking2 November 2026

DRI seize 7.85 kg of hashish hidden in a mirror frame sent by courier from New York to Mumbai and arrest the consignee

The Hindu reported that officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Mumbai Zonal Unit, acting on intelligence, intercepted a parcel declared as a framed bathroom mirror at the International Courier Terminal in Mumbai. The article says the officers dismantled the wooden frame and recovered eight packets holding 169 smaller packets of a blackish resinous substance that tested positive for hashish, with a gross weight of 7.85 kg. It reports that the consignee was traced and arrested on 2 November under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, and that the parcel was shipped from New York.

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PlaceMumbaiMaharashtraIndia

AgencyDirectorate of Revenue Intelligence, Mumbai Zonal Unit

Approximate location19.08, 72.88

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2026-11-02 Trafficking DRI seize 7.85 kg of hashish hidden in a mirror frame sent by courier from New York to Mumbai and arrest the consignee The Hindu reported that officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Mumbai Zonal Unit, acting on intelligence, intercepted a parcel declared as a framed bathroom mirror at the International Courier Terminal in Mumbai. The article says the officers dismantled the wooden frame and recovered eight packets holding 169 smaller packets of a blackish resinous substance that tested positive for hashish, with a gross weight of 7.85 kg. It reports that the consignee was traced and arrested on 2 November under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, and that the parcel was shipped from New York. https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/dri-seizes-785-kg-of-hashish-smuggled-from-us-to-mumbai-in-mirror-frame-one-arrested/article71666672.ece India Maharashtra Mumbai 19° 4' 48.00" N, 72° 52' 48.00" E event site Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Mumbai Zonal Unit