Canadian arrested in major drug bust in India
A Canadian was arrested with illegal drugs worth five million dollars in the Indian capital in what was billed as a major effort to stop narcotics being shipped to the West, police said yesterday.
About 100 kilograms (220 pounds) of ephedrine, hashish and other illegal drugs were seized overnight from Girdish Singh Toor while he was leading a convoy of vehicles in New Delhi, police deputy commissioner Ravindra Yadav said.
"The value of the seized drugs is more than five million dollars in the international market," Yadav said, adding that three others were arrested under India's tough anti-narcotics laws.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. "As per officials of Narcotics Control Bureau and US Drugs Enforcement Administration of the US embassy in India, this is the biggest catch ever" of drugs used at raves and other large parties in the West, Yadav said.
Ephedrine, a stimulant, can be used as a base to make drugs such as ecstasy and other amphetamines, police said.
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