Lucknow: Customs officials at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow have arrested an Indian passenger and seized suspected hydroponic marijuana worth about Rs 10.39 crore from his baggage, officials said on Saturday.
The seizure was made by officers of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Customs following specific intelligence inputs and further analysis, an official statement issued on Friday said.
The passenger arrived at the Lucknow airport on Oman Air flight WY-265 from Bangkok via Muscat. Acting on the intelligence, customs officials intercepted him at the Green Channel and subjected his personal belongings and baggage to X-ray screening and examination.
During the search of his trolley bag, officials recovered 13 polythene packets containing a green-coloured substance suspected to be ganja (marijuana), specifically hydroponic weed. The net weight of the seized substance was found to be 10.397 kilograms.
The statement said a diagnostic test conducted on the recovered material prima facie indicated that it was ganja or hydroponic marijuana. The estimated value of the contraband has been assessed at approximately Rs 10.39 crore.
Customs officials said the passenger was found to be in violation of provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. He has been booked under relevant sections of the Act relating to possession and smuggling of narcotic substances.
06/06/2026 PTI/Print
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