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The principal victim of a recent 1500-pound hashish bust is a Harvard alumnus.
Ravi I. L. Rikhye '68, a citizen of India, is now imprisoned in Delhi for alleged possession and trafficking of illegal drugs from India to the United States. Four Americans have also been apprehended in connection with the drug shipment.
False-bottomed crates containing sitars, incense, and 600 pounds of hash arrived at Logan Airport from Delhi on Feb. 11. Inspectors discovered the contraband, marked it with a fluorescent substance, repacked the crates, and allowed them to be forwarded to the addressee.
Two days later, officials seized three men and the hash in North Andover
After tracing the shipment through the carrier. Air India, others apprehended Rikhye, an American friend, and 900 pounds more in Delhi.
A former schoolmate of Rikhye described him as "one of the wilder characters to pass through Harvard."
Another added, "I'm really sorry to see him put away. And I hate to see all that beautiful hash put away. But, even in his exit, Ravi pulled a beautiful one."
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