Overview

• On August 11, the DRI’s Hyderabad Zonal Unit stopped a woman arriving from Bangkok at RGIA based on a tip-off and seized 13.3 kg of hydroponic cannabis valued at about ₹13.3 crore
• Officials uncovered 20 vacuum-sealed packets of a greenish, lumpy substance in her check-in luggage that preliminary tests confirmed as high-potency cannabis
• The suspect has been charged under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, and remanded to judicial custody
• Agencies are expanding their investigation to map supply networks, handlers and financial channels linked to Bangkok, Dubai and Malaysia
• This seizure builds on earlier intelligence-led raids that exposed sophisticated concealment methods and alleged insider collusion at major Indian airports