Airports get scanners to check drug trafficking

Scanners are to be installed at all international airports in India to catch drug traffickers in the wake of increased smuggling of narcotic drugs in the country.
According to the official, traffickers wrap up cocaine and other drugs and swallow these so that they can pass through security checks without being detected.
"Now, with the introduction of scanners, we would be able to crack down on this method of smuggling narcotics," said a senior official of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).
This year alone, India's law enforcing agencies have recovered 230 kg heroin and 203 kg of cocaine.
Police have also recovered 20,000 drug tablets, including the highly potent Ecstasy.
Officials said the easy accessibility of New Delhi and Mumbai had made them a major transit point for trafficking drugs to most parts of Asia.
26/06/06 Gyan Varma/IANS/Hindustan Times

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