Delhi: Customs officials at have arrested a South African woman for allegedly carrying 4.9 kilogram (kg) of heroin worth Rs 20 crore. The woman was intercepted at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport. According to a senior Customs official, the woman on Saturday arrived at the Terminal-3 of the IGI from South Africa via Doha by Qatar Airlines flight.

“The woman was intercepted by the Customs officers after she had crossed the Green Channel. She was stopped by officials and during checking of her personal and baggage search resulted in the recovery of white coloured powdery substance with granules,” said the senior Customs official.

“The powdery substance, recovered from two brown coloured packets concealed in a checked-in trolley bag, was found to be heroin weighing in total 4,900 grams valued at Rs 20 crores,” said the official adding that the drug has been seized and the woman has been arrested under relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS).

For the purpose of Customs clearance of arriving passengers, a two-channel system has been adopted under which the Green Channel is for passengers not having any dutiable goods, while the Red Channel for those having dutiable goods.