Overview
- Delhi Customs recovered 31 vacuum‑sealed packets weighing 34,935 grams gross on Thai Airways flight TG‑323 dated May 8, 2026, after flagging two Bangkok arrivals through Advance Passenger Information System profiling.
- Officers arrested both passengers under the NDPS Act, citing Section 8 and punishments under Sections 20, 23 and 29, and described the haul as prima facie ganja pending further testing.
- Mumbai Customs Zone‑III reported two Bangkok‑linked drug cases — 17.915 kg in one and 1.9 kg in another — along with a separate seizure of USD 100,000 from a Jamnagar‑to‑Dubai traveler who was intercepted before boarding.
- Officers used Green Channel stops, APIS picks and X‑ray scans to detect suspicious baggage that appeared consistent with couriered consignments.
- Hydroponic weed is cannabis grown without soil in controlled systems, often packed vacuum‑tight for concealment, and its seizure values reflect estimated street prices that investigators use while they track suppliers, recipients and possible network links.