Overview
- DRI Mumbai intercepted two Bangkok arrivals at CSMIA and recovered 42.34 kg of hydroponic weed valued at nearly ₹42 crore, with both suspects arrested under the NDPS Act.
- Officials said the interception was based on specific intelligence, and the narcotics were concealed inside 21 food packets labeled as noodles and biscuits.
- Under Operation Weed Out, DRI reports a cumulative 292.9 kg of hydroponic weed seized across Indian airports.
- Cochin Customs seized 6,446 grams from Abdul Samad, a Wayanad native who arrived from Bangkok via Vietnam on November 3, with the consignment valued at about ₹6.4 crore.
- Mumbai Customs Zone III reported over 13 kg seized between October 31 and November 3 at CSMIA, with drugs hidden in chocolates, chips, shampoo bottles and baggage, and foreign currency worth ₹87 lakh recovered.