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Delhi Airport Customs Seize Rs 24.8-Crore Marijuana From Bangkok Passenger

The arrest fits a wider intelligence-led push to disrupt marijuana trafficking routed through Southeast Asia.

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Overview

  • Customs officers at IGI Terminal 3 intercepted one Indian passenger who arrived from Bangkok via Singapore on August 21.
  • The traveler was diverted at the green channel for x-ray screening and a baggage search by officers on duty.
  • Officers found 25 black polythene packets in two trolley bags containing a green substance weighing 24,814 grams net.
  • A diagnostic test indicated the material prima facie appeared to be ganja, which customs valued at about Rs 24.8 crore.
  • The passenger was arrested and the narcotics seized, with investigators working to identify handlers and network links.