Overview
- Mumbai Customs arrested five passengers in three cases at CSMIA, recovering 6.37 kg, 17.86 kg and 9.96 kg of suspected hydroponic weed concealed in checked trolley bags.
- The Mumbai consignments arrived from Phuket and Bangkok, with officials valuing the seizures at about Rs 34.21 crore.
- At Delhi’s IGI Airport, officers intercepted an Indian passenger arriving from Tashkent via Istanbul and seized 6,939 g of marijuana hidden in five packets inside a maroon trolley bag.
- Diagnostic field tests indicated marijuana in the Delhi case, valued near Rs 6.93 crore, and the accused was booked under NDPS Sections 20, 23 and 29 and arrested under Section 43(b).
- Investigations continue in all cases, with some accused remanded to judicial custody as officers pursue handlers and associates following multiple recent IGI interceptions involving Southeast Asia routes.