Customs seizes hydroponic marijuana worth ₹3.52 crore at RGIA, man held
Customs officials at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport seized hydroponic marijuana valued at ₹3.52 crore and arrested a man in connection with the smuggling. The passenger, arriving from Bangkok, was found with 10.050 kg of the substance concealed in his baggage. Authorities are continuing their investigation into the incident.
- ▪A man was arrested for smuggling hydroponic marijuana worth ₹3.52 crore.
- ▪The marijuana was concealed in his check-in baggage among clothes.
- ▪The substance weighed 10.050 kg and tested positive for marijuana.
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One person was arrested for allegedly smuggling hydroponic marijuana worth ₹3.52 crore by officials of the Air Intelligence Unit at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport on Thursday.Officers of the AIU, Hyderabad Customs intercepted one Indian passenger who arrived from Bangkok at the airport based on APIS intelligence. During examination of his check-in baggage, officials recovered 9 black-coloured packets containing a greenish lumpy substance with a pungent odour. The contraband was concealed inside clothes in his checkin baggage, officials told The Hindu.The seized substance weighed 10.050 kg and tested positive for marijuana using a narcotic drug detection kit.
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