The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the customs department arrested four passengers, including a foreign national, at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in connection with a consignment of hydroponic cannabis worth approximately ₹64 crore.
During the operation, customs officers seized 64 kilo 394 grams of hydroponic cannabis smuggled from Bangkok. Following information from reliable sources, CSMIA had launched a special operation on Tuesday targeting such smugglers and examining every passenger arriving from Bangkok along with their luggage. They detained four individuals, a foreign national and three Indian passengers, for questioning.
While searching the luggage of the four accused, the officers found a stash of hydroponic cannabis. Investigations revealed that the accused had obtained the drug in Bangkok and were instructed to deliver it to their associates in Mumbai. In exchange, they were promised a commission and air tickets for the Bangkok-Mumbai route. However, they were arrested before they could leave the airport premises.
Following their arrest, a case was registered against all four passengers under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. Once arrested, the four individuals were produced before the Killa Court on Wednesday, where they were remanded in judicial custody for 14 days.