Man Arrested for Drug Trafficking using postal services from Germany

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Mumbai – The Customs officers on Friday arrested a 28-year-old Koparkhairane, Navi Mumbai resident for allegedly importing a consignment containing MDMA drugs from Germany.

According to the Customs sources, one imported packet addressed to a Koparkhairane based residence and being imported through Foreign Post Office (FPO), Ballard Estate, Mumbai was intercepted and examined by the Customs officials on 6th June 2025 which resulted in recovery of 48 gm of brown substance purported to MDMA drugs.

The Customs officers caught Kapil T. Hemwani when he arrived at the post office to collect the said parcel on Thursday. Thereafter, Customs officers carried out search at the residence of the accused and recovered 33 gm of MDMA in crystal form and cash Rs 73,000.

In his statement to Customs, Hemwani said that he went to post office for collecting parcel on the instructions of his relative and he receives Rs 20,000-30,000 per parcel for collecting narcotic drugs parcel. He already got Rs 20,000 for receiving parcel seized by the Customs. Along with one of his relatives, a person known as “Drone” is also believed to be involved in the case. Authorities suspect that “Drone” may be a foreign national.