Customs seizes hydroponic marijuana worth ₹3.52 crore at RGIA, man held

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. The AIU officials stated that the seized hydroponic marijuana is estimated to be worth around 3.52 crore in the illicit market. The passenger was arrested under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. Officials said that further investigation is under way.