Ahmedabad Airport police seized 7 kg of drugs worth ₹2 crore from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Monday. The police apprehended seven individuals, including one woman.

During the inquiry, it was revealed that the woman had come to the airport to collect the drugs from four individuals residing in Junagadh who had brought it from Thailand. She was reportedly working for her partner, Ashraf Khan.

The airport police had received intelligence about the smuggling operation and placed a team at Terminal 2 to monitor the situation.

The police observed four young men handing a bag to a girl who had arrived at the airport in an auto rickshaw. Upon suspicion, the police checked the bag and discovered the consignment. Consequently, they arrested the four individuals on the spot, including the woman.

The individuals apprehended from the airport were identified as Sarfaraz Iqbal, Shoyab Muslim, Akil Kalod, Nadim Amriliya, and Manisha.

Further inquiries revealed that Manisha was working for her romantic partner, Ashraf Khan, who used to order drugs from Vietnam and Thailand.

He would send specified individuals on trips to Thailand, taking care of all their bookings, including flight tickets and hotel reservations, and providing them with ₹10,000 for the trip. They were instructed to bring back marijuana from Thailand.

Kham’s accomplice, Mohmad, was responsible for selecting individuals for the Thailand trips. Upon their return, Manisha would receive the drugs from these individuals and supply them to Khan, who would pay her ₹6,000 for her work.

The accused had also previously travelled to Thailand using the same scheme and had brought back drugs worth crores of rupees. To avoid detection during airport screening, they used to wrap the drugs in special cloth that could not be scanned, facilitating their smuggling operations into India.

Upon knowing of the scam the police had also apprehended Khan and Mohmad along with the five individuals who were arrested on Airport.

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