DRI Seizes ₹100 Crore Sri Lanka-Bound Meth Off Tamil Nadu Coast; 4 Arrested

In a major coastal crackdown, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officers intercepted 137 kg of high-purity crystal methamphetamine valued at Rs 100 crore in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district, arresting four key operatives linked to an international smuggling network.

Acting on precise intelligence about an impending illicit shipment to Sri Lanka, search teams raided a coastal hideout where the contraband was stored in six duffel bags. Forensic testing confirmed the white crystalline powder as high-grade methamphetamine, packaged in 27 silver-foil packets designed for sea transport.

Stash Recovered in Midnight Coastal Raid

Simultaneous searches across the local coordinator's premises yielded Rs 10 lakh in unaccounted cash, alongside two cars and a motorbike used to shuttle the drugs across local transit routes.

All four individuals were produced before a local magistrate and remanded to judicial custody under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.

Logistics Network Dismantled Along Sea Route

Investigators state the operation successfully neutralised an established trafficking cell that used isolated stretches of the Tamil Nadu coastline as a staging ground for Sri Lanka-bound exports.

Enforcement units remain on high alert across key landing points along the Palk Strait to monitor residual links tied to the syndicate.