Overview

• Customs officers seized 2,798 grams of hydroponic weed worth ₹2.79 crore from Salman Anwar Shaikh and 676 grams valued at ₹67.6 lakh from Aafreen Jawahar after they arrived from Bangkok.
• Shaikh acknowledged awareness of strict NDPS Act penalties for smuggling hydroponic weed into India.
• Aafreen Jawahar secured bail while Salman Anwar Shaikh was remanded to judicial custody following their arrests.
• The investigation is in its early phase as Customs teams work to identify and detain associates within the wider smuggling network.
• This operation follows seizures on June 18 and 22 at CSMIA, underscoring a recurring trafficking corridor from Bangkok to Mumbai.