Lucknow: Customs officers of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (CCSI), Amausi, Lucknow, have arrested a person and booked a case of smuggling of a narcotic substance suspected to be ganja/hydroponic marijuana.
According to the airport's Assistant Commissioner of Customs, the passenger, an Indian national, arrived on a flight from Bangkok via Muscat. The passenger was diverted to the Green Channel for X-ray screening and baggage inspection by AIU officers.
During the examination of the passenger's trolley bag, customs officials recovered 13 polythene packets wrapped within additional polythene covers, containing a green-coloured substance suspected to be ganja/hydroponic marijuana. The net weight of the seizure was 10.397 kg, with an estimated market value of approximately Rs 10.39 crore.
Preliminary diagnostic tests confirmed the substance to be ganja/hydroponic marijuana. The passenger has been arrested under Sections 42 and 43 of the NDPS Act, 1985, and the seized material has been taken into custody under Section 43 of the NDPS Act.
Authorities stated that the passenger is suspected of violating Section 8 of the NDPS Act, 1985, and the offence is punishable under Sections 20 and 23 of the Act.
05/06/2026 ANI/Awaz the Voice
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