Customs Seize Hydroponic Ganja From Bangkok Flyers at Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru Airports

Investigators now pursue suspected network links after field tests identified the consignments as ganja.

Overview

At Delhi’s IGI Terminal 3, officers intercepted two passengers from Bangkok and seized 6,019 grams of suspected ganja that field-tested positive, with an estimated illicit value of about ₹6.019 crore.
Customs in Mumbai made two separate seizures at CSMIA, arresting Subhan Khan and Ilyas Shaikh after finding 3,592 grams each of hydroponic weed in vacuum-sealed packets, valued at roughly ₹4 crore per case.
A Bengaluru case reported by Customs involved a February 13 arrest of a Bangkok arrival carrying 6.98 kg of hydroponic ganja concealed in cookie packets, valued at about ₹2.44 crore.
All accused were arrested and the narcotics and packing materials were seized under provisions of the NDPS Act, officials said.
Customs describe the investigations as preliminary and say efforts are underway to trace other persons and map the broader smuggling network.