₹4 crore hydroponic marijuana seized from Bangkok passenger at Ahmedabad Airport
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The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Ahmedabad Customs has seized 4.276 kg of suspected hydroponic marijuana worth around ₹4 crore from a passenger who arrived from Bangkok at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport.
The passenger, who landed on Thai Airways flight TG-343, was intercepted on July 1 after being identified through intelligence-based profiling at the international arrivals terminal.
Drugs hidden inside food packets
During the examination of the passenger's checked-in trolley bag, Customs officers found 22 transparent polythene packets concealed inside food packages.
A field test confirmed the greenish substance to be suspected hydroponic marijuana, a high-potency form of cannabis cultivated using hydroponic techniques.
Passenger arrested under NDPS Act
The seized contraband weighed 4.276 kg and has an estimated illicit market value of ₹4 crore.
Customs officials arrested the passenger under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. His identity has not been disclosed as the investigation is still at a preliminary stage.
Probe widens
Investigators are now trying to establish the source of the consignment, its intended destination, and whether the accused was acting alone or was part of an organised international drug trafficking network.
