arrested two British nationals in Delhi recently and seized three courier packets with 'charas', which was bound for the Netherlands.
Courier companies and post offices are being increasingly targeted by drug traffickers to send out contrabands from the country since tracking the sender is difficult, anti-narcotics officials say. Officials point out that though traffickers earlier used more human couriers and sea routes to send out narcotic drugs, recent cases which various agencies have busted, show that sending out drugs through couriers and even post offices has now become a preferred option for many. "They are being used more because it is difficult for an agency to get hold of the sender. The sender can give a false address and make a good escape. In case of human couriers, they can be arrested and investigating further linkages is easy," a top Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) official said. The agency had recently intercepted and seized a courier truck carrying a consignment of VCDs and DVDs of devotional music and films in Ludhiana which was bound for Canada via the national capital after it...