Customs seize 5 kg hydroponic ganja worth Rs 5 cr at Trichy airport
Trichy: The Air Intelligence Unit of the customs department at Trichy International Airport seized 5 kg of hydroponic ganja valued around Rs 5 crore and arrested a passenger on Saturday.Customs officials acted on specific intelligence inputs about an attempt to smuggle ganja through the airport. A male passenger who arrived from Kuala Lumpur was intercepted and his baggage was searched. Officials recovered the contraband packed in multiple sealed pouches concealed in the baggage. According to customs sources, the seized drug was hydroponic weed, which is cultivated using water-based nutrients instead of soil. Further investigation is underway. MSID:: 131157011 413 |
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