New Delhi: Customs officials seized 26.67 kg of suspected hydroponic weed, valued at about ₹9.33 crore, from two Indian passengers who arrived from Bangkok at Indira Gandhi International Airport on October 28, according to Airport Customs.
The passengers arrived on flight AI2335 at Terminal 3. Based on profiling, officers diverted them at the Green Channel for X-ray screening and a search of their baggage.
Officers recovered 26 polythene pouches containing a green substance from two trolley bags, with 13 pouches in each. Customs put the net weight at 26,670 grams and said it was prima facie positive for marijuana or hydroponic weed.
Customs said the substance was seized under Section 43(a) of the NDPS Act and both passengers were arrested under Section 43(b) on October 28. Cases were booked under Sections 8, 20, 23 and 29 of the Act. The investigation is continuing.
