Under which law did the DRI seize the amphetamine and cocaine recovered in these three operations?
- A.The Customs Act, 1962
- B.The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
- C.The Explosives Act, 1884
- D.The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, commonly called the NDPS Act. Amphetamine is a psychotropic substance and cocaine is a narcotic drug, so all three consignments, the one recovered at the Bengaluru airport, the one taken from a backpack near Nagpur and the one found at Terminal 3 of the Delhi airport, were seized under this Act and the arrests were made under it. Option A is wrong here, although it is the Act the same agency uses when it seizes smuggled gold, where the offence is evasion of customs duty rather than dealing in drugs. Option C is wrong because that law covers explosive substances such as Ammonium Nitrate and PETN. Option D is wrong because the money-laundering law targets the proceeds of crime and is not the seizure power used for narcotics.
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Practice Questions
At which airport did the DRI recover the single largest amphetamine consignment in these operations?
- A.Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru
- B.Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi
- C.Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad
- D.Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad
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A passenger who arrived there from Delhi was intercepted, his baggage was examined and 5.166 kg of amphetamine was recovered, which is the biggest single haul among the three cases.
Read the full explanation →From which country had the passenger carrying the cocaine arrived at Terminal 3 in New Delhi?
- A.Brazil
- B.Ghana
- C.Nigeria
- D.Tanzania
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The passenger intercepted at Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi had arrived from Ghana, and a careful examination of his baggage produced six transparent packets of white powder weighing 3.134 kg together, which field tests confirmed to be cocaine.
Read the full explanation →Which appellate body dismissed Dial4Trade's appeal against the CCPA order on Ammonium Nitrate listings?
- A.National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
- B.National Green Tribunal
- C.Competition Commission of India
- D.Securities Appellate Tribunal
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Dial4Trade was fined 10 lakh rupees and directed to stop listing Ammonium Nitrate and other explosive substances on its platform; the company challenged that order before the NCDRC under Section 24 of the Consumer Protection Act, the parties were heard on 9 October 2026 and the appeal was dismissed.
Read the full explanation →Which organisation issues the licence required to deal lawfully in Ammonium Nitrate and PETN in India?
- A.Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
- B.Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO)
- C.Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
- D.Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA)
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Substances such as Ammonium Nitrate, Gun Powder, Picric Acid and PETN are classed as explosives, their sale and purchase need the prescribed licence, and an online platform is expected to disclose the valid PESO licence details of a seller and to verify that the buyer holds a licence before a…
Read the full explanation →After the CCPA's action against online listings of regulated explosives, how many sellers were delisted from the seven platforms?
- A.2,700
- B.3,092
- C.3,940
- D.4,206
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The seven online marketplaces together furnished the details of that many sellers and listing entries offering regulated explosive substances, and all of those entries were taken down from the platforms.
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