bengaluru heroin worth rs 53 crore was unearthed from an air courier package that arrived at bengaluru airport from dubai after being declared as documents one man has been arrested and booked under the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act sources with the cargo intelligence unit of bengaluru customs at kempegowda international airport said the drug bust took place on saturday after officials found something amiss about a parcel that had arrived after being declared as documents and bag we noticed a leather pouch which was unusual we cut it open to find an inner layer with something concealed in black plastic we opened it to find two plastic packets with a white powdery substance that a lab test later established as heroin said an investigating officer the seized drugs weighed 754 grams and are estimated to be worth rs 53 crore in the international market with the bill of entry showing the receiver of the packet to be a man in attiguppe customs sleuths laid a trap as the parcel agency went to deliver it at the suspects residence on monday he dodged us the whole day but finally by evening signed and received the packet that is when we moved in and apprehended him the officer said because of the ongoing investigation the suspect was only identified as a 59yearold man during interrogation he revealed that he was working for an unidentified man in johannesburg south africa who gave him directions via whatsapp the bengaluru man was scheduled to fly with the heroin to delhi and hand it over to another man as per the orders of the south african he was to get rs 40000 for the job it has been established that he smuggled drugs in similar fashion for the last six months another officer said on tuesday evening the suspect was produced before a magistrate and remanded in judicial custody at central prison parappana agrahara further probe into drug operations through bengaluru airport cargo is under way cops are also looking at the gangs links in the city