Behind (withdrawn) Aadhaar advice, a drugs bust in Bengaluru and an arrest | India News,The Indian Express

The UIDAI issued the now-withdrawn advisory after an individual, who was allegedly part of an international narcotic drugs racket, was caught using fudged Aadhaar cards to book illegal export cargo of prohibited substances.

On May 29, the Centre withdrew an advisory issued two days previously by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), which advised people to not give photocopies of their Aadhaar to establishments such as hotels, cinemas, etc. to prevent their possible “misuse”. The advisory could be “misinterpreted”, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said in a statement.

The Indian Express has learnt that the original advisory, issued on May 27 by the UIDAI’s regional office in Bengaluru, was triggered after an individual who was allegedly part of an international narcotic drugs racket, was caught using fudged Aadhaar cards to book illegal export cargo of prohibited substances.

“One of the shipments, destined for Australia, was seized at the Bengaluru airport,” an official said. It is learnt that the matter was referred to the Chennai Police, which then arrested a person in that city for forging an Aadhaar card of an individual from Andhra Pradesh.

The Customs Intelligence Unit reportedly seized 4.4 kg of ephedrine crystals worth Rs 90 lakh that was concealed in a shipment of garments. The cargo was intercepted at the international courier terminal of Bengaluru airport. The accused individual was apprehended on May 20.

In its May 27 advisory, UIDAI asked people to make sure they shared their Aadhaar details only with entities that have a “user licence” from the Authority, but did not specify how they should verify this.

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/aadhaar-advice-drugs-bust-bengaluru-arrest-7951583/


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