New Delhi, April 8 The customs department has seized suspected ganja worth Rs 12.91 crore at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here, officials said on Wednesday.
Based on profiling, officials stopped a passenger arriving from Bangkok on March 31 and put his baggage through X-ray screening, which indicated suspicious contents, an official statement said.
Upon examination of the baggage, 13 polythene bags were found containing a green-coloured substance, suspected to be marijuana, the statement said.
According to customs, 1.2 kg of the alleged contraband was recovered from the accused. The estimated value of the seizure is Rs 12.91 crore.
The contraband along with packing material has been confiscated, and the passenger arrested, under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, customs said.