NEW DELHI: Over the past few days, seven Afghan nationals who were detained upon landing at the IGI Airport here have been made to excrete a fortune worth more than Rs 10 crore.
\nAs many as 177 capsules of heroin, which the seven \u201ccouriers\u201d had ingested for smuggling into the country, have been recovered by the Narcotics Control Bureau in a major haul of contraband linked to an international cartel possibly led by a Taliban leader in Kandahar.
\nOfficials said 10 dozen bananas, fed to the detained men over the past few days, aided the process of recovery after x-ray tests had shown the presence of the drug in their stomachs.
\nIn all, nine Afghan nationals, the seven men along with two receivers based in Delhi, have been arrested so far, narcotics officials said.
\nHow Afghans flew in with heroin
\nCarriers Coated Drug-Filled Capsules With Honey, Didn\u2019t Drink Or Eat On Flight<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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