New Delhi, April 7 Customs officers at Indira Gandhi International Airport have seized over 2 kg of suspected cannabis recovered from the lavatory of a Bangkok-Delhi flight, officials said on Tuesday.
Indian Customs officers at the airport detected a case of smuggling of NDPS substance suspected to be cannabis/marijuana on April 5, an official statement said.
Acting on surveillance, officers of the Air Intelligence Unit, a specialized wing of Indian Customs, kept watch on the flight arriving from Bangkok.
During surveillance, "three packets wrapped in grey adhesive tape were recovered from the aircraft's lavatory bin," the statement said.
The packets were subjected to X-ray screening, which indicated suspicious contents.
"Upon examination, the packets were found to contain a green-colored leafy substance, suspected to be cannabis/marijuana," it added.
The total weight of the seized contraband was approximately 2.01 kilograms, and "the estimated value is approximately Rs 2.01 crore,” officials said.
Accordingly, the contraband, along with packing material, has been seized under Section 43(a) of the NDPS Act, 1985, the statement said, adding that further investigation is underway.
