Overview
- Law enforcement agencies at Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Hyderabad recovered large consignments of suspected hydroponic cannabis in a concentrated operation that unfolded between June 7 and June 9, with arrests made at each airport.
- Delhi Customs dismantled two brand‑new geysers and found 15.38 kg of vacuum‑sealed packets hidden inside, while a separate Delhi arrival from Bangkok yielded about 4.045 kg after X‑ray screening flagged suspicious baggage.
- Bengaluru and Mumbai airport teams seized roughly 14.9 kg and about 4.96 kg (each) respectively from passengers arriving from Bangkok, and those cases were registered under the NDPS Act by customs and air intelligence units.
- Telangana’s EAGLE Force, working with the NCB and Customs, said the Hyderabad arrest exposed a syndicate that recruited financially vulnerable women and junior artists for Bangkok trips and paid couriers around Rs 10,000–20,000 per trip.
- Parallel inland operations in Kanpur and Nagpur recovered hundreds of kilograms of ganja hidden in trucks, and investigators say probes are ongoing to trace foreign handlers, interstate suppliers and to resolve procedural issues raised in a recent bail order.