Gold, hydroponic drugs seized from Ahmedabad airport from two different passengers

Customs at Sardar Vallabhbhai International Airport seized hydroponic weed from a female passenger and confiscated gold from another individual.

Customs officials had suspected a man traveling from Dubai to Ahmedabad and apprehended him. Upon searching, it was revealed that he was carrying two gold bars hidden inside the body.

The gold bars were valued at ₹53.5 lakhs, according to officials.

In another incident at the airport, a woman traveling from Bangkok to Ahmedabad was arrested after four packets of hydroponic weed were found in her possession. She had hidden the weed in a bag, concealed inside a food packet after vacuum-sealing it.

A total of 2,349 grams of weed were seized from the woman.

The smuggling of gold and drugs and Ahmedabad airport has been frequent in recent times.

Earlier Ahmedabad DRI (Directorate of Revenue Intelligence) seized 6 kg and 9.5 kg of hybrid marijuana from two passengers who had arrived from Bangkok, Thailand. The marijuana was vacuum-sealed in plastic bags, and a chemical was added to mask the smell of the drugs.

Also read :

Ahmedabad DRI arrests man accused of smuggling gold worth ₹18 crore

Couple caught smuggling watches worth ₹13.80 crore at Ahmedabad airport

Drugs worth ₹20 cr seized at Ahmedabad airport in two days