Overview

• At Mumbai’s CSMIA, two passengers arriving from Bangkok were arrested after officers found 9.98 kg and 10.08 kg of hydroponic weed concealed in checked trolley bags under the NDPS Act.
• In a separate CSMIA operation, officials intercepted a Bangkok-bound passenger and seized foreign currency worth Rs 26.37 lakh hidden in a trolley bag.
• Customs at Lucknow airport arrested two passengers from a Bangkok flight and recovered eight vacuum-packed packets of suspected hydroponic marijuana weighing 4.917 kg.
• Kochi Customs arrested Zachariya Titus after he collected a Thailand-origin parcel from a courier office that contained about 2 kg of suspected hybrid ganja.
• Officials describe investigations as preliminary, with efforts focused on identifying receivers, handlers, financiers and broader cartel links connected to the recent hauls.