Overview

• Customs officers acting on specific intelligence intercepted a passenger arriving from Bangkok on flight MH194 at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.
• Officials recovered 14.738 kg of high-potency hydroponic cannabis with an illicit market value of approximately Rs 14.738 crore.
• The drugs were concealed inside envelopes bearing Ministry of External Affairs markings and sealed with official MEA tape.
• Customs found counterfeit United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime reports and top-secret mission documents alongside the narcotics.
• The accused has been arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and authorities are tracing the syndicate’s suppliers and recipients.