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DRI Dismantles Pan-India Hydroponic Weed Syndicate, Seizes 72 Kg and Rs 1.02 Crore

Investigators describe a Thailand sourcing route that relied on vulnerable couriers recruited via social media.

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Busted on Rajdhani Express: 54 Kg Hydroponic Weed Seized — Inside the Pan-India Smuggling Operation
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Overview

  • Operation 'WeedOut' unfolded between August 19 and 21 with coordinated interceptions in Bengaluru, Bhopal and New Delhi targeting Rajdhani Express passengers and a Bengaluru hotel guest.
  • DRI officers recovered 29.88 kg at Bengaluru’s Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna station, 24.186 kg at Bhopal Junction and 17.958 kg from a passenger tracked to a Bengaluru hotel after arriving from Thailand.
  • The total seizure reached 72.024 kg of hydroponic cannabis valued at about Rs 72 crore, alongside Rs 1.02 crore in alleged drug proceeds recovered from an associate mastermind in Delhi.
  • Six people were arrested, including five passengers and the associate mastermind, with cases registered under provisions of the NDPS Act.
  • Officials say the probe continues into handlers, financing and cross‑border links, following a related August 16 DRI bust of a clandestine mephedrone facility in Bhopal.