Overview

• Mohammad Swail, 23, and Sameer Khan, 21, both Uttar Pradesh residents, were stopped at Terminal 2’s green channel after customs officers used spot profiling to flag their baggage.
• Officers recovered 8,562 grams of flowering and fruiting cannabis tops concealed in vacuum-sealed packets, a substance covered under the NDPS Act and valued at about ₹8.56 crore.
• During interrogation, both suspects admitted they were aware of and had concealed the hydroponic cannabis in their luggage.
• Defense counsel told the court the pair believed they were carrying food items and had no knowledge of hidden narcotics.
• A local court sent the accused to judicial custody as customs investigators work to trace accomplices, handlers and intended recipients in the broader transnational smuggling network.