KOCHI: A passenger who arrived in Kochi via Doha from Zimbabwe was arrested for carrying drugs worth crore. The passenger identified as Muraleedharan Nair of Palakkad was arrested with metha quinol worth Rs 60 crore in the international market. He was handed over to the narcotics department.

The drug around 30 kilograms hidden in the bag was found in an examination conducted by the security department of CIAL. It was found using the 3D MRI scanning machine. It has been sent to the government laboratory for further testing. He smuggled the drug after hiding it in a secret compartment of the bag.