New Delhi: Customs officers at Terminal 3 of Delhi’s IGI Airport booked two cases of smuggling of suspected ganja on 30 October, seizing about 9.5 kg of the substance worth around ₹3.3 crore and arresting two Indian women passengers who had arrived from Bangkok, Delhi Customs said.
Both passengers were picked out on the basis of profiling and diverted at the Green Channel for a baggage search.
In the first case, on flight TG331, six polythene pouches were recovered from a trolley bag. The net weight was 6,540 g and the value was about ₹2.29 crore. In the second case, on flight TG315, two polythene pouches were found concealed in a trolley bag. The net weight was 2,988.7 g and the value was about ₹1.04 crore.
The substances were prima facie found positive for ganja in both cases. In each case, the substance was seized under Section 43(a) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and the passenger was arrested under Section 43(b) on 30 October. The cases were booked under Sections 8, 20, 23 and 29 of the Act, and investigation is in progress.
Delhi Customs said it continues its crackdown on drug smugglers.
