Overview
- Customs officers intercepted four passengers from Bangkok on March 17 at CSMIA and recovered 64.394 kg of suspected hydroponic cannabis concealed in luggage, with field tests indicating cannabis.
- The haul is valued at about ₹64.394 crore and includes a foreign national among the accused, who were produced in court and remanded to judicial custody under the NDPS Act.
- Preliminary questioning indicated the consignment was handed over in Bangkok for delivery to associates in Mumbai, and investigators are tracing international handlers and local links.
- Officials said surveillance has been intensified on Bangkok-origin passengers using Advanced Passenger Information System profiling as part of an ongoing crackdown.
- Official data show over 1,330 kg seized in 244 cases at Mumbai airport in FY2025–26 through March 18 with 286 arrests, while separate actions included a 16 kg turmeric-packet case in Pune, a 22 kg cultivation seizure in Beed, and a Kerala airport case tying two doctors to hydroponic cannabis.