Customs officers at Ahmedabad airport have seized hybrid marijuana worth more than Rs 6.5 crore from a passenger arriving from Bangkok. The accused was arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, officials said.
The seizure was made during the intervening night of May 16 and 17 after officers of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) intercepted the passenger based on specific intelligence inputs and profiling.
According to the customs officials, the accused, an Indian national and resident of Raipur in Chhattisgarh, had arrived in Ahmedabad from Bangkok on Thai Airways flight TG-343. During a detailed baggage inspection, officers discovered six vacuum-sealed packets concealed inside a trolley bag.
The packets contained a green, dried plant-like substance which, upon examination, was identified as marijuana, commonly known as ganja. Officials said a total of 6.54 kilograms of the contraband was recovered during the operation.
The seized narcotics are estimated to have a market value exceeding Rs 6.5 crore. Authorities suspect the contraband to be hydroponic or hybrid marijuana, a high-grade variant of cannabis that has increasingly surfaced in smuggling cases across major Indian airports.
17/05/2026 Brijesh Doshi/India Today
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