New Delhi: Customs officers at Terminal-3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport recovered 70 capsules of suspected narcotics, weighing 1,068 grams gross, from the body of a Guinean passenger, Delhi Customs (Airport & General) said in a post on X.
Acting on specific information, officers intercepted the Guinean national, who arrived from Conakry via Addis Ababa on October 28, 2026, on flights ET932 and ET686. He was diverted at the Green Channel for X-ray screening of his baggage. On further inquiry, the passenger disclosed that he had concealed narcotic substances inside his body.
In compliance with court orders, he was kept under medical supervision at Safdarjung Hospital, where 70 oval-shaped capsules wrapped in transparent plastic and containing a white powdery substance were recovered in stages: 36 capsules first, then 34 more. The substance is valued at about Rs 5 crore in the illicit market, and preliminary tests indicate suspected cocaine or MDMA, Customs said.
The substance was seized under Section 43(a) and the passenger was arrested under Section 43(b) of the NDPS Act, 1985, on October 29, 2026. The case is booked under Sections 8, 21, 23 and 29. After his discharge from the hospital, he will be sent to Tihar Jail. Investigation is in progress, the department said.
