Mumbai Airport Customs Bust Drug Syndicate, Seize 11.74 Kg Hydroponic Weed Worth ₹4.12 Crore
Mumbai: The Mumbai Airport Customs officials have busted a syndicate allegedly involved in smuggling drugs and have arrested a 35-year-old man who acted as a carrier. The drugs, sourced from Kuala Lumpur, were concealed in 12 packets kept in his baggage by the passenger, officials said. According to Customs sources, officers of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) intercepted a passenger, Mohammed…
Mumbai's Airport Customs recently apprehended a drug smuggling syndicate, seizing 11.74 kilograms of hydroponic weed, worth an estimated ₹4.12 crore. The operation was initiated after intelligence suggested a passenger, Mohammed Suhel, was carrying contraband. Upon arrival from Kuala Lumpur, Suhel was intercepted by the Air Intelligence Unit.
Customs officers searched his baggage, uncovering 12 plastic packets in a trolley bag, which contained the cannabis plants. Upon opening the packets, the plants were found to be marijuana, a substance regulated under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. The total weight of the marijuana was determined to be 11.74 kg.
Suhel, aware of the severe punishment for smuggling marijuana into India, claimed he was involved in the trade for the lucrative income. Suhel has been arrested, and the investigation is ongoing to identify and apprehend the syndicate's other associates.
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