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165 MDMA/narcotic tablets seized

Chennai Air Customs on Monday said it had seized 165 MDMA/narcotic tablets valued at Rs 5 lakh after

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Chennai Air Customs on Monday said it had seized 165 MDMA/narcotic tablets valued at Rs 5 lakh after intercepting two postal parcels from the Netherlands at the Foreign Post Office, said Commissioner of Customs, Chennai International Airport. In a statement issued here, the Customs said the first parcel of 105 MDMA tablets with "PP" marking commonly known as "Philipp Plein" were recovered. The parcel was addressed to an individual in Chennai city, on search the address was found to be incomplete. Further 60 MDMA tablets were recovered from the second parcel. These tablets known as "Blue Punisher" embossed with skull marks contain around 300 mg of MDMA which is a very high dose. The parcel arrived from Zwolle, a city in northeastern Netherlands and was addressed to a person in Tirupur. On search, it was found that the address was of a textile company with a fake consignee name. (IANS)