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Rs 24.5 crore cocaine haul at Hyderabad airport, Doha passenger held
DRI officials at Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport seized 4.9 kg of cocaine valued at about Rs 24.5 crore from an Indian passenger who arrived from Doha on 29 September, Times of India reports. The passenger was arrested under the NDPS Act and remanded to judicial custody, according to siasat.com.
The contraband was concealed inside seven tubes of Lindt Lindor chocolates, each marked 387 grams but found unusually heavy. Officials discovered 207 oval-shaped capsules containing a white powder that tested positive for cocaine, both outlets report. Investigators are examining the passenger's travel history and phone records to trace the source and intended recipients, Times of India adds.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Times of India leads with the seizure value and the passenger's arrest and remand, presenting the facts in straight chronology. Siasat.com leads with the passenger's origin and the concealment method, also in neutral reporting style. Both outlets use nearly identical figures and official DRI details, with no discernible slant. The coverage is uniform straight reporting. The key difference is in narrative structure: Times of India foregrounds the judicial outcome (remand), while siasat.com emphasises the concealment method. The investigation remains open, with officials tracking the source and destination of the cocaine.
Corrected 1 October 2026: headline, sources and image aligned with the story reported.
Coverage: 3 sources, 2 neutral, 1 sensationalist
Sources (3): m9.news (sensationalist), siasat.com (neutral report), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
