Heroin haul

India seizes three tonnes

Nearly three tonnes of heroin with a street value of $2.7bn (£2bn) from Afghanistan have been seized from a western Indian port, officials have said.

Two Indians were arrested after the heroin, which was kept in two containers marked as carrying talc, was found by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) at Mundra Port in the western state of Gujarat, the government agency said. The consignment and originated from Afghanistan and was shipped from a port in Iran to Gujarat, the DRI said.

The investigation also allegedly uncovered the involvement of Afghan nationals, the DRI said, though no one else has been arrested so far.

Afghanistan is the world’s biggest producer of heroin, supplying 80-90% of global output. Production has boomed in recent years, helping fund the Taliban, who returned to power in the country in August. and agencies