5 kg hydroponic weed seized from passenger at Tiruchi airport
Customs officers at Tiruchi international airport seized approximately 5 kg of hydroponic weed from an international passenger arriving from Kuala Lumpur. The narcotics, valued at ₹5 crores, were discovered in the passenger's baggage during a search. The individual has been arrested and an investigation is ongoing.
- ▪Customs Air Intelligence Unit officers seized 5 kg of hydroponic weed at Tiruchi airport.
- ▪The seized narcotics were valued at ₹5 crores.
- ▪The passenger arrived from Kuala Lumpur on a Batik Air flight.
- ▪Officers acted on intelligence before intercepting and searching the passenger's baggage.
- ▪The passenger was arrested and the investigation is currently underway.
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Officers of the Customs Air Intelligence Unit seized around 5 kg of hydroponic weed - a narcotic substance - from the baggage of an international passenger at the Tiruchi international airport in the late hours on Friday. The value of the seized substance was put at ₹5 crores.Acting on intelligence, the Customs Air Intelligence Unit officers intercepted the passenger who arrived at the Tiruchi airport from Kuala Lumpur by a Batir Air flight. The officers searched the baggage inside which around 5 kg of hydroponic weed was found. The passenger was subsequently arrested and investigation is under way, said airport sources.
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