Indian customs seize haul of weed smuggled from Bangkok
Five travellers arriving from Bangkok were busted in a brazen smuggling attempt at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) on Christmas Day. Indian customs officials seized a staggering 26 kilogrammes of hydroponic marijuana—worth 26 Indian crores (approximately 104 million baht)—ingeniously concealed in everyday household items.
Acting on a tip-off, the Indian Customs Department intercepted the suspects shortly after they disembarked their flight.
“We had specific intelligence about passengers carrying banned substances. Upon identifying them, we conducted thorough searches.”
What customs officers found could have been straight out of a crime thriller. The contraband was stashed in double-layered silver plastic pouches cleverly hidden inside packets of chips, instant noodles, washing powder, and even baby diapers—all crammed into the passengers’ trolley bags.
The seized drugs were hydroponic weed, a potent and highly sought-after strain of marijuana grown using water-based cultivation. Officials say its street value underscores the high stakes of this smuggling operation.
The five passengers were promptly arrested under India’s Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. Investigators are now digging deeper, examining mobile phone records and questioning the accused to uncover the intended recipients of the drugs in the city, reported Hindustan Times.
“This was a meticulously planned attempt to evade detection, but our team’s vigilance ensured the contraband didn’t hit the streets.”
In related news, a Thai woman was arrested at Kansai International Airport in Osaka after she smuggled 6 million baht worth of cocaine into Japan. Local news agencies in Japan recently reported that the 23 year old Thai woman, whose identity remains undisclosed, was arrested at Kansai Airport after 760 grammes of cocaine were found in her possession. The drugs were worth approximately 27 million yen, or around 8 million baht.
In other news, the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) arrested a Thai woman at a coffee shop in Bangkok for smuggling drugs from Thailand to South Korea.
