{
  "id": 4457638,
  "title": "Mumbai Airport Customs Arrests Two Women Including Senior Citizen For Alleged Smuggling Of 2.48 Kg Hydroponic Cannabis From Bangkok",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/mumbai-airport-customs-arrests-two-women-including-senior-citizen-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T16:12:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-airport-customs-arrests-two-women-including-senior-citizen-for-alleged-smuggling-of-248-kg-hydroponic-cannabis-from-bangkok"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai Airport Customs officers have apprehended two women, including a senior citizen, for allegedly smuggling hydroponic cannabis from Bangkok. The senior citizen, Manju Devi, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, claimed she was unaware of the drugs in her bag, as it did not belong to her. She stated that her friend, A.H. Memon from Andheri, had asked her to check in the bag in her name. Memon, who was also intercepted, claimed she was unaware of the concealed drugs and that the bag was handed to her in Bangkok along with chocolates. The two passengers, who arrived from Bangkok together, were traveling together. Customs recovered 2481 grams of cannabis after examining their checked baggage. Investigations are ongoing, and efforts are being made to identify and apprehend any other involved parties.",
  "summary": "The Mumbai Airport Customs officers on Sunday arrested two women, including a senior citizen for allegedly smuggling drugs. Interestingly, the senior citizen woman from whose bag the drugs were recovered told the Customs that she was unaware of the contents in her bag as it did not belong to her. She further stated that her fellow passenger, who is a friend of her daughter, had asked her to check…",
  "key_points": [
    "Two women, including a senior citizen, arrested for alleged cannabis smuggling.",
    "Senior citizen Manju Devi unaware of drugs in her bag, friend's property.",
    "Customs recovered 2481 grams of hydroponic cannabis from checked baggage."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}