Bangkok passenger caught with ₹7 crore drugs at Ahmedabad airport

Drugs worth ₹7 crore were seized at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad from a passenger who arrived from Bangkok on Tuesday.

Notably, drug consignments are frequently intercepted from passengers arriving from Bangkok, which raises a pertinent question, Is Bangkok the biggest supplier of drugs to Gujarat?

Mustak Bhatt, the passenger who travelled from Bangkok to Ahmedabad, was nabbed by Customs officials on suspicion. Officials seized 4.645 kilograms of hydroponic weed from him. The weed is believed to be worth ₹7 crore in the international market.

Bhatt had vacuum-sealed 10 packets of the drugs in his luggage before bringing them to India.

The Ahmedabad Customs had received intelligence about the smuggling and kept a watch. Bhatt was arrested when he arrived. He will be questioned to determine the source of the drugs and the intended recipients.

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