Overview
- Mumbai Airport Customs reported four drug cases totaling about 45 crore in value, including 44.05 kg of suspected hydroponic weed from eight Bangkok arrivals and a separate 950-gram haul from another Bangkok passenger, with arrests under the NDPS Act.
- At Delhi IGI on January 6, customs seized 43.13 kg of suspected marijuana concealed in trolley bags from passengers arriving from Bangkok, recovered illicit cigarettes, and arrested four people, with the haul valued at roughly Rs 43.14 crore.
- Delhi customs later intercepted two men arriving from Hanoi and seized 7.7 kg of a green substance that diagnostic tests indicated was ganja, valued at about Rs 7.77 crore, and placed both under arrest.
- Hyderabad RGIA customs on January 9 recovered 14 kg of hydroponic ganja from two passengers who arrived from Qatar, estimated at around Rs 14 crore, and detained them for questioning.
- Authorities describe hydroponic cannabis as a high-grade, costly variant and say probes are focusing on recurring routes through Bangkok and Gulf hubs, with efforts underway to identify additional members of suspected international cartels.