DRI seizes ₹7 crore worth hydroponic weed from passengers at Hyderabad airport
The Hindu
DRI foils attempt to smuggle hydroponic weed worth ₹7 crore at Hyderabad airport, arrests two individuals under NDPS Act.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in the outskirts of Hyderabad, foiled an attempt to smuggle high-quality hydroponic weed into India.
On Thursday (October 31, 2024), DRI officers intercepted two Indian passengers who arrived at the Hyderabad international airport from Bangkok. A search of their luggage revealed 13 vacuum-packed transparent sachets concealed within packets of chocolate flavoured cereal.
“These packets contained a greenish, lumpy substance that field tests confirmed to be marijuana. The seized hydroponic weed, weighing a total of 7.096 kilograms, is estimated to be worth ₹7 crore in the illicit market,” said the officials.
The two individuals involved in the smuggling attempt were arrested under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and remanded to judicial custody. DRI officials are currently investigating the source of the drugs and the extent of the smuggling network.
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