New Delhi: Customs officers seized approximately 13.340 kg of suspected marijuana from a passenger at Delhi Airport on October 4, according to an update shared by Customs on October 12.
The passenger arrived at Indira Gandhi International Airport from Bangkok via Kuala Lumpur and was intercepted following specific intelligence, Customs said.
A search of the passenger and baggage yielded 10 packets containing a green-coloured substance. According to Customs, preliminary testing was prima facie positive for “Hydroponic weed/Marijuana”.
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The substance and packing material were seized under relevant provisions of the NDPS Act, 1985, and the Customs Act, 1962, the department said.
Customs said the passenger was taken into custody and produced before the competent court, which ordered judicial custody. Further investigation is underway.
