Overview
- Customs officers intercepted several consignments and passengers on June 30, seizing 15.93 kg at Delhi airport, 6.823 kg from a Mumbai passenger and 467.5 g from a parcel at the Ahmedabad Foreign Post Office.
- Authorities arrested or summoned suspects in the Delhi and Mumbai cases and took custody of the seized drugs and packing materials under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
- Field diagnostic testing has given at least one prima facie confirmation that the recovered substance is ganja, with formal laboratory analysis and legal steps still pending.
- Reports say the contraband is hydroponic cannabis, a higher‑potency form of marijuana that traffickers often vacuum‑pack or hide inside checked luggage and declared parcels to evade screening.
- Customs officials describe a recurring Thailand/Bangkok link to recent interceptions and say investigations are at an early stage as they work to identify suppliers, recipients and any wider trafficking network.