Mar 29,
2012
TRICHY:
Air intelligence wing at the Trichy airport on Wednesday, seized 4.8 kg of
ephedrine, an odourless party drug, concealed amid grocery packets in the
luggage of a woman who was deported from Malaysia last week.
On March
19, the woman, Rukmini, flew to Kuala Lumpur on an Air Asia flight on a visit visa but was not
allowed into Malaysia for "some technical reason." She was kept in
Malaysian immigration custody for a couple of days and then sent back to India.
Rukmini landed in Trichy on March 21 sans her baggage which ultimately landed
in another flight on Wednesday morning.
Ephedrine Pills can cause serious adverse effects when abused. Since it increases heart rate and blood pressure, ephedrine may be dangerous when combined with vigorous exercise or other stimulants like caffeine. Drug Information On the web lists sleeplessness, stress, tremors, confusion and nausea as common side effects of ephedrine. Rarely, the drug has been linked with life-threatening events like heart attack, stroke and seizure.
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