Kochi: The Excise Department has seized 30 kg of ecstasy drug worth Rs 200 crore from a parcel office in Kochi on Saturday, officials said.
The search was carried out after Ernakulam Excise Deputy Commissioner A S Ranjith received an information in this regard, and the psychoactive drug, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), commonly known as ecstasy, was seized.
The drug is popularly known as the party pill or the love drug. This orginal designer drug is a chemical and often comes in tablets. Party pills are popular as they produce the effects of illegal drugs without the addictive effects and health risks.
According to officials, the seized drugs were kept in 64 packets and were covered with carbon papers in a bid to evade detection during scanning at airport.
Preliminary probe suggests that the parcel, bound for Malaysia, was despatched by an international smuggling racket, officials said. An investigation has commenced to trace the origin of the drug consignment.
