Overview

• Mumbai Customs at CSMIA arrested two passengers arriving from Bangkok after seizing 9.98 kg and 10.08 kg of hydroponic marijuana worth about Rs 20.06 crore.
• In a separate Mumbai case, officers intercepted a Bangkok-bound traveler and seized concealed foreign currency equivalent to Rs 26.37 lakh.
• Lucknow Air Customs detained two passengers from Bangkok flight FD146 and recovered 4.917 kg of suspected hydroponic marijuana, booking them under NDPS provisions including Section 43.
• In Kochi, the Customs Intelligence Wing arrested 23-year-old Zachariya Titus after he collected a parcel from Thailand containing around 2 kg of suspected hybrid ganja valued near Rs 2 crore.
• Pune Customs arrested a passenger arriving from Bangkok after a field test identified a crystal-like substance as methaqualone worth about Rs 2.61 crore, with NDPS cases registered and broader network probes underway.