The two persons, who were caught transporting narcotic substances at
the Rajiv Gandhi international airport at Shamshabad here, have
confessed that they are professional traffickers in ‘happy tablets’
(Methaqualone) to other countries by air. The two Tamilians, who
smuggled drugs many times to other countries by air, chose the city
airport which they found to be a ‘safe conduit’ because of lack of
thorough checking. A senior officer of the Air Intelligence Unit
said the due had transported the Methaqualone drug from airports in Goa
and Bangalore in the past but chose the Hyderabad airport this time to
transport the drug as they thought customs check here was a little lax.
But luck did not favour them in their maiden attempt here as the customs
officials nabbed them and recovered huge quantities of the depressant
from them. Customs officials collected valuable information from
the accused and alerted the Bangalore, Chennai and Goa airport officials
about the possible drug smuggling by cargo flights from those airports
by the gang. They provided the names and other details of the gang to
their counterparts. The accused, Rakhi McGuinness (28) and
Abhilash Vijayan (30), were detained at the RGIA while they were about
to board a Kualalumpur-bound flight carrying 10 kg of Methaqualone.
Police seized the narcotic substance from them. Another senior
officer from one of the investigation agencies said many companies
manufacture Methaqualone for medical usage. Consumption of just one
tablet of Methaqualone gives a heavy sedation.
By Mouli Mareedu
moulimareedu@gmail.com
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