High-Stakes Bust: 4 Kg Marijuana Seized at Delhi Airport

Customs officers at Delhi's IGI Airport seized over 4 kg of suspected marijuana from a passenger arriving from Bangkok, valued at Rs 4 crore. The operation also led to the arrest of another individual who had come to collect the package. Both were charged under the NDPS Act.

Customs officials at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport have successfully intercepted a massive narcotics shipment, seizing over four kilograms of suspected marijuana worth Rs 4 crore.

The operation unfolded on May 12, when an Indian passenger arriving from Bangkok was identified through profiling and subsequently apprehended.

Officials uncovered the illicit substance concealed in four pouches within a rose gold trolley bag, and arrested another person at Terminal 3 who intended to collect the drugs. Both suspects were detained under the NDPS Act.