Deputy Commissioner of Police (South West) Surender Choudhary said the case is a significant bust of a foreign-linked narcotics supply chain and the arrested were playing part in mid-level operations in the capital.
This is the first case of seizure of cocaine or any other banned drug substances under NDPS Act in Paradip port.
Customs authorities at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport have seized cocaine and heroin amounting to more than Rs 32 crore in two separate cases, an official said on Friday.
